1. Allegro
2. Andante - Più lento - Tempo I - (Erinnerung an Hardanger 1891)
3. Presto con fuoco - Poco lento - Tempo I - Prestissimo
4. Finale: Largo espressivo - Allegro vivace - Più lento - [Tempo I] - Presto
- Year of composition: The sketch at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket states: 'componirt von Amanda Röntgen, Weihnachten 1891' (see more detailed information below)
- Work category: Piano quartet
- First performed: According to the Idun magazine of 14 August, 1896, this work was performed in Hoffman’s piano factory in Stockholm by Zetterqvist, Nordqvist, Bach and Miss. H. Svensson. Whether this was the actual premiere, is, however, uncertain.
- Duration: 26 min
Examples of printed editions
Donemus, Amsterdam 2010, publ. Lehel Donáth (12117)
https://webshop.donemus.com/action/front/sheetmusic/12117/Quartett+e-Moll
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: The autograph at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket is relatively sketchy. An almost complete score in the hand of her husband Julius Röntgen can be found at the Nederlands Muziek Instituut (Request nr. 107/B30), Den Haag, which material is the basis for the Donemus edition
Description of work
1. Allegro E minor alla breve, 402 bars
2. Andante C major 3/8, 44 bars, Più lento F minor, 60 bars, Tempo I C major, 40 bars, (Erinnerung an Hardanger 1891) 4/8, 11 bars, in total 155 bars
3. Presto con fuoco E minor 3/4, /:22 bars:/, 250 bars, 2/4, 13 bars, Poco lento 3/4, 24 bars, Tempo I, 32 bars, Prestissimo, 5 bars, in total 346 bars
4. Finale: Largo espressivo E major 4/4 (C), 22 bars, Allegro vivace 2/4, 146 bars, Più lento A minor, 4 bars, /:20 bars:/, 44 bars, [Tempo I] E major, 194 bars, Presto, 21 bars, in total 450 bars