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General Information
| Work Title
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String Quartet No.2
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Hollander, Benoit
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.30
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IBH 3
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| Key
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C-sharp minor
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 movements:
- Lento e serioso, sans traîner - Allegro energico
- Andante
- All[egre]tto mod[era]to ma con moto
- Molto Moderato (quasi fantasia)
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| First Publication.
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1910
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| Dedication
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A Eugène Ysaÿe, Souvenir amical.
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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2 violins, viola, cello
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Navigation etc.
There are at least 5 string quartets, with the 5th doing double-duty (see the description at the NMI Manuscript Archives) as a miniature opera without voices of sorts) - "Pierrot/un opera / En Cinq actes Minuscule / pour / 2 Violons Alto et Violoncelle / par / B Hollander / 5e quator". NMI has the autograph score to this 2nd quartet (filed as 532/028) (and at least one other string quartet of his, no.4 in D minor, in manuscript parts, besides.)
(Cornell has the first quartet Op.20 in published parts.)
First London performance was given by the Geloso Quartet on January 20, 1913 in Bechstein Hall. (See: Musical Times & Singing-Class Circular, February 1, 1913, p.116 (gives date and location but not which quartet was performed); NZfM, 1913, pp.155-56 (provides this additional information and adds "novität für London"- presumably, London premiere?.))
