String Quartet No.1, Op.112 (Saint-Saëns, Camille)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 movements
Composition Year	1899 April, Las Palmas (Canary Islands)
Genre Categories	Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 4 players; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr)

1 Performances
- 1.1 Naxos
2 Sheet Music
3 General Information
4 Navigation etc.

Performances

Naxos

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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete Score
*#558529 - 18.56MB, 97 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 42×⇩ - Schissel

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Schissel (2019/1/25)

Publisher. Info.	Holograph manuscript, 1899..
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#27204 - 4.41MB, 68 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3949×⇩ - Daphnis

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Daphnis (2009/1/24)

Complete Score
*#52115 - 3.51MB, 69 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1741×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/1/7)

Publisher. Info.	Paris: A. Durand & Fils, 1904. Plate D. & F. 6462.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Parts

Complete parts
*#30070 - 2.63MB, 69 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2610×⇩ - Daphnis

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Daphnis (2009/4/1)

Editor	First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info.	Paris: Durand, 1899. Plate D. & F. 5618.
Reprinted	Boca Raton: Masters Music Publication, n.d. Plate M 3549.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano 4 hands (Benfeld)

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*#56639 - 3.31MB, 71 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/V/C - 243×⇩ - Morel

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Morel (2010/2/20)

Color Cover
*#56640 - 0.15MB, 1 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 99×⇩ - Morel

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Arranger	A. Benfeld (1846-1908)
Publisher. Info.	Paris: A. Durand & Fils, 1900. Plate D. & F. 5708.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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General Information

Work Title	String Quartet No.1
Alternative. Title
Composer	Saint-Saëns, Camille
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.112 ; R 133
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	ICS 224
Key	E minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 movements: Allegro ( = 108. 354 bars) Molto allegro quasi presto ( = 184. 440 bars) Molto adagio ( = 92. 84 bars) Allegro non troppo ( = 126. 183 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1899 April, Las Palmas (Canary Islands)
First Performance.	1899 September in Paris, Salle Pleyel Ysaÿe Quartet (public, preceded by private audition for composer)
First Publication.	1899
Dedication	Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931)
Average DurationAvg. Duration	30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	2 violins, viola, cello
Discography	All Music Guide
External Links	Wikipedia article (French)

Navigation etc.

There is a section on this quartet in Sabrina Teller Ratner's book Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921: The instrumental works (Oxford University Press, 2002) (pp.209–213) from which the premiere, bar, and other information was obtained.

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