String Quartet No. 19 (Spohr) Explained

Louis Spohr's String Quartet No. 19 ("Quatuor brillant") in A major, Op. 68, was composed by Spohr in 1823.^{[1] [2]} 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:

1. Allegro moderato
2. Larghetto
3. Rondo

Allegretto

External links

• Web site: Liner Notes to Spohr, L.: String Quartets (Complete), Vol. 15 – Nos. 19 and 22, Marco Polo 8.225981. Brown. Clive. Warsop. Keith. 2012. 2018-08-07.

Notes and References

1. Brown, Clive (1984), Louis Spohr: A Critical Biography (Cambridge University Press), p.164.
2. https://rism.online/sources/1001009762 RISM Description of Autograph Score, with link to incomplete digitization at Staatsbibliothek Berlin.