String Quartet (Fitzenhagen)

Wilhelm Fitzenhagen's String Quartet in D minor, Op. 23, is the composer's only work for the medium. It was published in 1879 by Breitkopf & Härtel.

The work is structured in four movements:

1. Adagio - Allegro moderato
2. Andante
3. Allegro
4. Finale: Larghetto - Allegro energico

To date the quartet, which won a prize offered by the St Petersberg Chamber Musical Union, has not been recorded commercially.

Notes

Sources

• Campbell, Margaret (2011). The Great Cellists. Faber & Faber.

• "Wilhelm Fitzenhagen: String Quartet in D minor, Op.23 (Soundbites and discussion)". Edition Silvertrust. Retrieved November 25, 2013.