Kurt Atterberg - String Quartet No. 2, Op. 11 (1918)

Описание: Kurt Magnus Atterberg (12 December 1887 – 15 February 1974) was a Swedish composer and engineer. He is best known for his symphonies, operas, and ballets.

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String Quartet No. 2 in B minor, Op. 11 (1918)
Dedication: "The Splinter"

1. Allegro con fuoco (0:00) - attacca
2. Andante (6:08) - attacca
3. Allegro furioso (13:31)

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Details by Edition Silvertrust:
Atterberg's String Quartet No.2 in b minor dates from 1916 and was dedicated to “The Splinter”, a reference to those composers who had broken away from the Chamber Music Society of Stockholm and had tried unsuccessfully to start another rival association. The impetus for the work came when his friend and fellow composer Natanael Berg suggested that they each write a quartet of less than 16 minutes duration as an act of defiance toward the stodgy Chamber Music Society. The first movement, Allegro con fuoco, has a symphonic quality to it. Atterberg later wrote that in the second movement, Andante, he had a beautiful ballerina in mind. The finale, Allegro furioso, is a cross between a thrusting march and a wild dance.