Emerson String Quartet

Original title: String Octet.

Scoring: 4 × violin and 2 × viola and 2 × cello. Composition date: 1825.

Movements / numbers:
1. Allegro moderato con fuoco
2. Andante (C minor, 102...Read more

Original title: String Octet.

Scoring: 4 × violin and 2 × viola and 2 × cello. Composition date: 1825.

Movements / numbers:
1. Allegro moderato con fuoco
2. Andante (C minor, 102 bars)
3. Scherzo . Allegro leggierissimo (G minor, 241 bars)
4. Presto (E ♭ major, 429 bars)

Written in autumn 1825 and dedicated to Eduard Rietz. Scored for four violins, two violas and two cellos, conceived as one ensemble rather than two independent quartets. Revised for the 1832 first edition.

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