String Quartet No. 11 (Spohr)

Louis Spohr's String Quartet No. 11 ("Quatuor brillant") in E major, Op. 43, was completed in May of 1818. It is one of eight similar works Spohr wrote between 1806 and 1835. Like a concerto, the work is designed to display a soloists skills, but in a more intimate setting than the concert hall.^[1]

Movements[]

This quartet is in three movement form:

Allegro
Adagio
Tempo di minuetto: Un poco vivace

References[]

^ Clive Brown & Keith Warsop. Liner Notes to Louis Spohr String Quartets (Complete), Vol. 7 – Nos. 11 and 12, Marco Polo 8.223257

External links[]

Score for the String Quartet No. 11 in E major, Op. 43 at the IMSLP

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[1] Clive Brown & Keith Warsop. Liner Notes to Louis Spohr String Quartets (Complete), Vol. 7 – Nos. 11 and 12, Marco Polo 8.223257

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