String Quartet No. 18 (Spohr)

Louis Spohr's String Quartet No. 18 ("Quatuor brillant") in B minor, Op. 61, is one of eight such works the composer wrote between 1806 and 1835, and was published about 1824.^[1] 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:^[2]

Allegro moderato
Adagio
Allegretto

References

^ Mention in Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, Dec. 1824, in a section equivalent to newly arrived music.
^ See parts at IMSLP.

External links

String Quartet No. 18 (Spohr): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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[1] Mention in Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, Dec. 1824, in a section equivalent to newly arrived music.

[2] See parts at IMSLP.

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