String Quartet No. 11 (Spohr) Explained

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:

1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Tempo di minuetto: Un poco vivace

External links

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.223257&catNum=223257&filetype=About%20this%20Recording&language=English# Clive Brown & Keith Warsop. Liner Notes to Louis Spohr String Quartets (Complete), Vol. 7 – Nos. 11 and 12, Marco Polo 8.223257