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Antonín Dvořák's String Quartets Nos. 9–14, particularly String Quartet No. 12 in F major, "American"; [15] also No. 3 is an exceptionally long quartet (lasting 65 minutes) [22] Bedřich Smetana's two quartets, especially String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, "From my Life" (1876), considered the first piece of chamber programme music [21]
The first two quartets were published together by Breitkopf & Härtel in 1913 (no full score, only parts). [6] Each of them used to be referred as Maori, [7] [3] a feature that can lead to confusion. Today the first one is called Maori, while for the second the longer subtitle is retained. [8]
Of the Op. 18 string quartets, this one is the most grounded in 18th-century musical tradition. [1] According to Michael Steinberg, "In German-speaking countries, the graceful curve of the first violin's opening phrase has earned the work the nickname of Komplimentier-Quartett, which might be translated as 'quartet of bows and curtseys'." [2]
Leoš Janáček's String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters" was written in 1928. It was inspired by his long and spiritual friendship with Kamila Stösslová , a married woman 38 years his junior. It has been referred to as Janáček's "manifesto on love".
The String Quartet No. 2 in B ♭ major, B. 17, was probably composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1869, early in his compositional career. It was one of three (together with Nos. 3 , and 4 ) which Dvořák later believed he had destroyed after he had disposed of the scores.
String Quartet No. 1 in B-flat major "Maori Quartet", Stiles 1.2.3.3 SQ1 [1] is the first of Alfred Hill's seventeen string quartets. Its composition began before 1892, it was completed after 1896 and premiered only on 18 May 1911 [2] [3] in Sydney. [4] The first two quartets were published together by Breitkopf & Härtel in 1913 (no full score ...
In addition to the complete recordings of all string quartets by Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, CD recordings with works by Beethoven, Debussy, Janáček have been released, Reger, Schostakowich and finally with the two string quartets by Karl Amadeus Hartmann and the two and a half hour piano quintet Hauptweg und Nebenwege by Michael ...
Vocal quartets also feature within larger classical compositions, such as opera, choral works, and symphonic compositions. The final movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Giuseppe Verdi's Messa da Requiem are two examples of renowned concert works that include vocal quartets. Typically, a vocal quartet is composed of: