String Quartet No.2
in B-flat major (2020)
Arrangement
2 violins, viola, cello
Duration
38′ (12′ + 8′ + 6′ + 12′)
Sheet music
Published by Donemus; you can procure the sheet music at Donemus, both hard copy and PDF.
Updates: After feedback about playability, in mvt I, viola mm.46-47 and violin 1 mm.175-176 were changed after publication. Please click the links for a new version.
Program notes
Quartet 2 is a work about love. Starting with dreams, travelling through memories it arrives at a personal reflection. The last movement, the Epilogue, functions as a reflection on the quartet cycle of String Quartet Nos.1 and 2.
Movements
String Quartet No.2 in B-flat major (2017-2020)
i. Allegro leggero e liberamente
ii. Adagio lusingando
iii. Waltz. Appassionato e in tempo rubato
iv. Epilogue. Con malinconia. Andante - Moderato
Premiere
Helikon Quartet, 23 June 2021, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
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