Fredrik Wilhelm Klint (1811−1894)

Stråk-qvartett nr 5 (F-dur) [String Quartet no. 5 (in F major)]

op. 25 no. 1

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1. Allegro moderato
2. Andante
3. Scherzo: Allegro non troppo. Trio. Scherzo D.C.
4. Allegro, ma non troppo

  • Year of composition: c. 1850-1860
  • Work category: String quartet
  • Dedication: Amicably dedicated to Professor A. Gehrman [most likely referring to Andreas Gehrman (1806-1876)]
  • Duration: Approx. 20-25 min
  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: Score and parts, on now embrittled paper that should be conserved and scanned in order to remain available

Literature

Wallner, Bo: 'Den svenska stråkkvartetten' [The Swedish string quartet]. In: Klassicism och romantik. Kungl. Musikaliska Akademiens skriftserie nr. 24 [Classicism and romance. No. 24 of the publication series of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music], Stockholm 1979, p. 90

Description of work

1. Allegro moderato F major 4/4 (C) /:74 bars:/103 bars, in total 177 bars
2. Andante B-flat major 4/4 (C) /:8 bars:/1 bar/:9 bars:/59 bars, in total 77 bars
3. Scherzo: Allegro non troppo C major 3/4 /:16 bars:/2 bars/:38 bars, Trio /:32 bars:/2 bars/:34 bars:/2 bars, Scherzo D.C. s. repl. s. al Fine, in total 184 bars including the D.C.
4. Allegro, ma non troppo F major 6/8 194 bars

Work comment

There are some annotations in the score, and in the 1st violin part, respectively, stating that String Quartet no. 6 by F.W. Klint was published by the Musikaliska Konstföreningens förlag [the publishing house of the Swedish Art Music Society], and that the 6th Quartet was published in Stockholm.

There is also an annotation near the name F.V. Klint in the 1st violin part stating that he was not member of the Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien [the Royal Swedish Academy of Music], and signed 'F.W. Klint [18]72'

Klas Gagge, 2011