String Quartet No. 2 (Oswald) Explained

The String Quartet No. 2 in E minor, Op. 17, by Henrique Oswald belongs to the most prolific years of his Italian period (1890s).^[1] It used to be known under the title Quarteto Brasileiro (The Brazilian Quartet).

Structure

The quartet is in four movements:

I. Allegro agitato^{[2] [3] [4]}

II. Lento / Adagietto

III. Scherzo / Presto

IV. Molto allegro

Recordings

• (1971) Heitor Villa-Lobos: Quarteto No. 16; Henrique Oswald: Quarteto Brasileiro – Quarteto Brasileiro da UFRJ – CBS 160174 (LP)
  • Reissued on CD: Boccherini, Siquera, Henrique Oswald, Villa-Lobos – Quarteto Brasileiro da UFRJ – ??^[5] (CD)
• (2010/2011) Henrique Oswald: Música de câmara (Integral dos quartetos de cordas; Integral dos quartetos com piano; Quinteto com piano Op. 18; Trio com piano Op. 45; Sonata-Fantasia Op. 44; Elegia para cello e piano) – ArsBrasil (violin: Artur Roberto Huf, Samuel Lima; viola: André Rodrigues, Valdeci Merquiori; cello: Gêneses Oliveira, Mauro Brucoli, Renato Oliveira), Fernando Lopes (piano) – Ariah Cultural https://www.discogs.com/release/10515508 (3 CDs)

Notes and References

1. Book: José Eduardo Martins. Henrique Oswald: músico de uma saga romântica. 1995. EdUSP. 978-85-314-0302-6. 54.
2. https://www.discogs.com/release/10515023 CBS 160174
3. http://www.livrariacultura.com.br/p/musica/musica/classico/brasileiro/henrique-oswald-musica-de-camara-13015209 ArsBrasil recording
4. http://theatromunicipal.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/theatromunicipal_quartetocordas_programa_AF_web1.pdf Concert program for 2014
5. http://villalobos.iu.edu/node/2405 See details