Joachim Nicolas Eggert (1779−1813)

Trois Quartettes pour 2 Violons, alte & Violoncelle. 3. Quartette F major

opus 1 nr 3

Print

[Movement] 1: Allegro
[Movement] 2: Andante lusingando
[Movement] 3: Menuetto
[Movement] 4: Allegro vivace

  • Year of composition: Probably before 1807
  • Work category: String quartet
  • Dedication: "... dediée à Mr E. M. Stenberg & Mme Charlotte Stenberg née de Westman" (according to the autograph)
  • First performed: Possibly on 14 May, 1807 at the Kungliga Operan [Royal Swedish Opera], Stockholm (a quartet from opus 1:1-3 was performed at a symphony concert)
  • Arrangement/revision: Critical edition by Cristian Marina
  • Duration: Approx. 25-30 min
  • Detailed duration: Approx. 28 minutes

Examples of printed editions

Swedish Musical Heritage

Location for score and part material

Parts material can be found at the Musik- och Teaterbiblioteket and the Lund University library, respectively

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: Z/Sv

Literature

Nisser, Carl: Svensk Instrumentalkomposition 1770-1830 - Nominalkatalog (Bokförlaget Gothia, Stockholm 1943)
Norlind, Tobias/Broman, Sten: Eggert och Küster, konsertverksamhet och kompositioner [concerts and compositions] (Svensk Tidskrift för Musikforskning 1925, pp. 49-63)
Tyboni, Börje: Något om J N Eggerts kammarmusik (Fil. kand.-uppsats, Uppsala 1951, opublicerad) [scolarly paper, Uppsala 1951, unpublished]

Description of work

[Movement] 1: Allegro F major 4/4 (C)
[Movement] 2: Andante lusingando B-flat major 3/8
[Movement] 3: Menuetto [no tempo marking] F major 3/4
[Movement] 4: Allegro vivace F major 2/4


Media files

Edition Swedish Musical Heritage