String Quartet No. 10 (Schubert)

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Franz Schubert composed his String Quartet No. 10 (D. 87) in E-flat major in 1813.

Historical background[edit]

Musicologist Otto Erich Deutsch records that the youthful work (Schubert was sixteen years old at the time) was first performed privately in the Schubert household, by members of the family.[1] Perhaps in part for this reason, this composition has acquired the nickname of the "Haushaltung" (Household) Quartet.[2][3]

Author Melvin Berger suggests that the quartet’s nickname has stuck because the piece "is so well suited for home performance,” calling it “technically … quite undemanding” to accommodate the “limited performing abilities” of amateur musicians.[4]

The quartet was published only posthumously, in 1830, as Op. 125 No. 1.

Movements[edit]

  1. Allegro moderato (E-flat major)
  2. Scherzo. Prestissimo (E-flat major, with Trio in C minor)
  3. Adagio (E-flat major)
  4. Allegro (E-flat major)

The work is homotonal: that is, all the movements are in the same key — in this case the tonic key of E-flat major.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Deutsch, Otto Erich, with Donald R. Wakeling. The Schubert Thematic Catalogue. Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, 1995. (Corrected reprint of 1951 edition published by W.W. Norton.)
  2. ^ Earsense. String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 125, No. 1, D. 87, "Household" (Haushaltung). Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Christiansen, Kai. Van Kuijk Quartet: Program Notes, October 6, 2018 – Schubert, Ligeti, Ravel. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  4. ^ Berger, Melvin. Guide to Chamber Music, 3rd Edition. Mineola, New York: Dover Books, 2001; p. 384.

Sources[edit]

External links[edit]

  • String Quartet No. 10: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
  • "Franz Schubert - String Quartet No.10 in E flat major, op.125, performed by the Kiev String Quartet". Anna Vlasinski (YouTube). 2013-03-05.