Composition: String Quartet No. 1 (Borodin, Aleksandr)

Title String Quartet No. 1
Alternative title On a Theme of Beethoven
Creators Aleksandr Borodin (composer)
Opus
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola and cello
Number of movements 4
Keys A major
Composed 1874
First published 1884
Dedication Dedicated to Mme.
Tempo markings
Metronome markings
Time signatures
Average duration (sec) 2100
Number of measures
Composition types Quartets
Period Romantic
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Sections

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Metronome Key Measures
Moderato - Allegro quarter = 84, quarter = 160 A major
Andante con moto - Fugato (Un poco più mosso) - Più vivo - A tempo quarter = 72 F sharp minor
Scherzo. Prestissimo - Trio. Moderato dotted quarter = 144, quarter = 92 F major, A major
Andante - Allegro risoluto quarter = 58, quarter = 112 A minor

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Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete D. Rahter 1884 Complete Score · view
view Complete M.P. Belaieff 1894 Complete Score · view
Complete score · view
view Complete parts M.P. Belaieff 1890 Violin 1 · view
Violin 2 · view
Viola · view
Cello · view
view Complete parts M.P. Belaieff 1890 Violin 1 · view
Violin 2 · view
Viola · view
Cello · view
view Complete parts Violin 1 · view
Violin 2 · view
Viola · view
Cello · view
Cover · view

Recordings/Performances

DetailsPerformersFiles
view Czech National Symphony Orchestra (string quartet) 1. Moderato - Allegro · file
2. Andante con moto · file
3. Scherzo. Prestissimo - ''abridged'' · file
4. Andante - Allegro risoluto · file
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