Jean Sibelius
String Quartet in A minor (Sibelius)
The String Quartet in A minor, JS 183, is a four-movement string quartet written in 1889 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It is the second of Sibelius's four string quartets. The initial finale
Structure#
The A minor Quartet is in four movements, as follows: The piece was published posthumously in 1991 by . The first movement begins with an Andante in time before switching to for the Allegro. It has a duration of about nine minutes. The second movement, marked Adagio ma non tanto, is in time; it has a duration of about seven minutes. The third movement, marked Vivace, is in time; it has a duration of about five minutes. The fourth movement, marked Allegro, is in time; it has a duration of about seven minutes.
Discography#
The Sibelius Academy Quartet made the world premiere studio recording of the A minor Quartet for Finlandia in 1985. The sortable table below lists this and other commercially available recordings:
- Composer
- Jean Sibelius