Piano quartet

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Opus 81 no.1

History

  • This quartet was completed in April 1973 in Koksijde.
  • The first performance took place in the Saint Peter's abbey in Ghent during a concert organised by the Centrum voor Koncertvernieuwing at the beginning of December 1973.[1][2] The performers were the member of the Vlaams Piano Kwartet.[1][3]

Music

  • instrumentation: piano quartet[4]
  • duration: ca 15'

Parts

  • I. Overture
    • Andante poco adagio
      • time signature: 4/4
    • Allegro energico
      • time signature: 2/2
  • II. Fugue
    • tempo: Andante moderato
    • time signature: 3/4
  • III. Scherzando
    • tempo: Allegro non troppo vivace
    • time signature: 2/4
  • IV. Molto adagio
    • time signature: 3/2
  • V. Finale
    • tempo: Allegro energico
    • time signature: 4/4

Sources

  • autograph: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4045

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Roeck, p.461.
  2. ↑ Tessely (p.98) gives November.
  3. ↑ Tessely, p.98. The Flemish Piano Quartet consisted of Rudolf Werthen (violin), Atar Arad (viola), Marcel Lequeux (cello) and Pascal Sigrist (piano).
  4. ↑ Violin, viola, cello and piano.