Joachim Nicolas Eggert (1779−1813)
2:3 Quartette from Trois Quartettes pour deux Violons, Alte & Violoncelle (Stråkkvartett d-moll [String quartet in D minor]
opus 2 no. 3
1. Adagio - Allegro risoluto
2. Adagio
3. Menuetto
4. Allegro
- Year of composition: About 1800-1810
- Work category: String quartet
- Dedication: "composées & dediées à mes Amis Mrs [Messieurs] Erik Drake & Leonard Rääf" (according to the autograph)
- Duration: Approx. 30-40 min
- Detailed duration: Approx. 38 minutes
Examples of printed editions
Swedish Musical Heritage, Stockholm 2020. Critical edition by Tomas Gunnarsson
Location for score and part material
Parts material can be found at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket and the Lunds Universitetsbibliotek [Lund University Libraries], respectively (Wenster Ab 11)
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: Eggerts samling [Eggert's collection] (the autograph bears the stamp reproducing Drake's signature). Opus 2 comprises three quartets
Literature
Nisser, Carl: Svensk Instrumentalkomposition 1770-1830 - Nominalkatalog (Bokförlaget Gothia, Stockholm 1943)
Norlind, Tobias/Broman, Sten: Eggert och Küster, konsertverksamhet och kompositioner […
Description of work
1. Adagio - Allegro risoluto D minor - D major 4/4 (C)
2. Adagio F minor 4/4 (C)
3. Menuetto D minor - D major - D minor 3/4
4. Allegro D major 6/8
