String Quartet No. 19 (Spohr)

Louis Spohr's String Quartet No. 19 ("Quatuor brillant") in A major, Op. 68, was composed by Spohr in 1823.[1][2] Like a concerto, the work is designed to display a soloist's skills, but in a more intimate setting than the concert hall.

Movements

This quartet is in three movement form:[3]

  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Larghetto
  3. Rondo: Allegretto

References
  1. Brown, Clive (1984), Louis Spohr: A Critical Biography (Cambridge University Press), p.164.
  2. RISM Description of Autograph Score, with link to incomplete digitization at Staatsbibliothek Berlin.
  3. Spohr String Quartet No.19: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
  • Brown, Clive; Warsop, Keith (2012). "Liner Notes to Spohr, L.: String Quartets (Complete), Vol. 15 – Nos. 19 and 22, Marco Polo 8.225981". Retrieved 2018-08-07.


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