Anders Wesström (1720-1781)

Kvartett B-dur för Oboe, Violin, Viola & Cello [Quartet in B-flat major for Oboe, Violin, Viola & Cello]

1. Allegro moderato
2. Adagio
3. Presto — Andante cantabile — Presto

Year of composition: c. 1750-1760
Work category: 4 Instruments
Duration: Approx. 20-25 min

Instrumentation

ob, vn, vla, vc

Examples of printed editions

Levande musikarv/Swedish Musical Heritage no. 2529, Stockholm 2022. Critical edition by Mårten Sundén

Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

Description of work

1. Allegro moderato B-flat major 3/4, 239 bars
2. Adagio F major 4/4, 67 bars
3. Presto B-flat major 2/4 182 bars, Andante cantabile B-flat major 3/4 76 bars, Presto B-flat major 2/4 77 bars, in total 335 bars

Work comment

Movement no. 2 shows some similarities with the slow movement from Wikmanson's first string quartet

Media files

Edition Swedish Musical Heritage

Scores
- Kvartett B-dur för Oboe, Violin, Viola & Cello - Score (pdf - 1.2 MB | Downloaded 92 times)
  Edition: Levande musikarv
Parts
- Kvartett B-dur för Oboe, Violin, Viola & Cello - Parts (zip - 2.3 MB | Downloaded 78 times)
  Edition: Levande musikarv