String Quartet No. 18 (Spohr) Explained

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]

1. Allegro moderato
2. Adagio
3. Allegretto

Notes and References

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