String Quartet in A major, Op.2 (Strauss, Richard)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
First Publication 1881
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)

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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#79337 - 3.01MB, 40 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/20 - 4742×⇩ - Madcapellan

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Joseph Aibl, n.d.[1881].
Reprinted Mineola, NY: "Seven String Quartets". Dover Publications, 1991.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes 600 dpi
Probably the Aibl is the HMBref-1881-p.247. From the use of a larger font for the title, the internal page nos. (starting at 150) etc, this may be the Dover publication "Seven String Quartets" (Grieg, Sibelius, Strauss, Verdi and Wolf).
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Parts

 Violin I
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⇒ 4 more: Violin II • Viola • Cello • Cover

 Violin II
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 Viola
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 Cello
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 Cover
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Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Joseph Aibl, n.d.(1881).
Reprinted Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1901) Plate U.E. 1002
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Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano 4 hands (Kleinmichel)

 Complete score
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Arranger Richard Kleinmichel (1846-1901)
Publisher. Info. München: Joseph Aibl, n.d.[1881]. Plate 2425.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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General Information

Work Title String Quartet in A major
Alternative. Title
Composer Strauss, Richard
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.2 ; TrV 95
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IRS 98
Key A major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
  1. Allegro (♩= 120)
  2. Scherzo. Allegro molto (Half note.png ‧ = 112)
  3. Andante cantabile, molto espressivo (♩= 58)
  4. Allegro vivace (♩= 132)
First Performance. 1881 March 16 (by its dedicatees)
First Publication. 1881
Dedication Benno Walter, Michael Steiger, Anton Thoms, Hanuš Wihan
Average DurationAvg. Duration 30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
External Links Hyperion Records
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