String Quartet in D Minor

Catalogue of Works by Bedřich Smetana

Basic information

Title:
String Quartet in D Minor
Inscribed on the autograph: Quartetto.
Title by autograph:
Quartetto
Subtitle by autograph:
Bedř. Smetana
Classification according to the catalogue of J. Berkovec:
1.124
Title according to the catalogue of J. Berkovec:
Smyčcový kvartet d moll
Parts/Subjects:
I. Allegro, II. Allegro moderato, III. Allegro non piu moderato ma agitato e con fuoco - Allegro, IV. Presto – Allegro
Note:
Teige: Second String Quartet (from D minor) SSD 1875: " String Quartet: = (Continuation of my life) in D minor. Composed in a nervous illness, conceived from deafness."

Cast

Instrumental cast:
2 violini, viola, violoncello

Other information

Text source

Language:
Czech

Původ

Place of origin:
Jabkenice, Prague
Date of beginning of composition:
06/1882
Date of composition completion:
12. 03. 1883
Premiere date:
03. 01. 1884
Place of premiere:
Prague, Konvikt
Ensemble:
Ferdinand Lachner, Julius Raušer, Josef Krehan, Alois Neruda

1st edition of the score

Publisher:
Place of publication:
Prague
Year:
1889
Note:
only voices were published

Critical edition

Place of publication:
Prague
Year:
1977
Note:
It is sheet music

1st edition of the score

Publisher:
Place of publication:
Berlin
Year:
1896
Note:
published score+voices