It was one of his final compositions; between the two quartets he wrote a violin and piano duet From the homeland, a mixture of melancholy and happiness with strong affinity to Czech folk material.
Det var en af hans sidste kompositioner; mellem de to kvartetter skrev han violin- og klaverduetten, Fra hjemlandet, en blanding af melankoli og lykke med stærke forbindelser til den tjekkiske folkemusik.