Joseph Martin Kraus (1756−1792)
Quartett, g-moll (Opus 1, nr. 3, "Fugenquartett" enl. utg. Adolf Hoffman) [Quartet in G minor (Opus 1, no. 3, 'Fugenquartett', according to publisher Adolf Hoffman]
opus 1 no. 3, VB² 183 (VB¹ 175)
1. Andante comodo — Adagio — Tempo primo
2. Romanze
3. Tempo di Minuetto
- Year of composition: Göttingen 1777 (?)
- Work category: String quartet
- Dedication: Très humblement DÉDIÉS À SA MAJESTÉ LE ROI DE SUÈDE Par J: KRAUS, Maitre de Chapelle de la Sus-dite MAJESTÉ.
- Duration: 10 min
- Detailed duration: Salagon Quartet 10'22' (1: 5'18''; 2: 3'34''; 3: 1'30'')'
Examples of printed editions
• J.J. Hummel, Berlin, 1783-84 (no. 3 from 'Six Quatuors Concertants a deux Violons, Viola et Violoncelle').
• Karl-Heinrich Möseler Verlag, Wolfenbüttel 1960 (pocket score and parts), herausgegeben von Adolf Hoffmann.
• Joseph Martin Kraus, Musikalische Werke. Herausgegeben von der Internationalen Joseph-Martin-Kraus-Gesellschaft, Abteilung VI: Kammermusik I. Nach Vorarbeiten von Wolfgang Sadowny herausgegeben von Sonja Gerlach, Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart 2006, Carus 50.601 (score)
Location for score and part material
Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: Autograph lost, transcription at Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, S.m. 12 046
Literature
van Boer Jr., Bertil H: Die Werke von Joseph Martin Kraus — Systematisch-Thematisches Werkverzeichnins (No. 56 of the publication series of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Stockholm, 1988)
Description of work
1. Andante comodo G minor 4/4 (C) 43 bars, Adagio 5 bars, tempo primo 32 bars, in total 80 bars
2. Romanze B-flat major alla breve 129 bars
3. Tempo di Minuetto G minor 3/4 104 bars
Work comment
The edition published by Adolf Hoffman[n] includes his two quite substantial essays ' Zum Quartettschaffen von Joseph Martin Kraus' and 'Zum vorliegenden Quartett' [i.e., the Fugenquartett in G minor].
Klas Gagge, 2011

