Johan Fredrik Berwald (1787−1861)

Quartours [sic] Pour Deux Violons Viola Basso (in A minor) par Johan Berwald

Print

1. Allegro Brillante
2. Andante
3. Rondo. Scherzo: Allegretto

  • Year of composition: 1814 (according to Wallner)
  • Work category: String quartet
  • Duration: Approx. 15-20 min

Examples of printed editions

Levande musikarv/Swedish Musical Heritage, Stockholm 2025. Edition no. 2549. Critical edition by Andreas Edlund.

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

Literature

Wallner, Bo: Den svenska stråkkvartetten, Del I, Klassicism och romantik [The Swedish string quartet, part I, Classicism and romance], No. 24 of the publication series of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Stockholm (1979), p. 27

Description of work

1. Allegro Brillante A minor 4/4 (C) /:100 bars:/64 bars, A major 60 bars, in total 224 bars
2. Andante C major 6/8 35 bars, Minore C minor 31 bars, Majore C major 41 bars, in total 107 bars
3. Rondo. Scherzo: Allegretto A minor 2/4 210 bars, Majore A major 58 bars, in total 268 bars


Media files

Edition Swedish Musical Heritage

References