3 Harpsichord Quartets, Op.7 (Schobert, Johann)

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Quartet No.1 in E major

Editor Hugo Riemann (1849-1919)
Hans Joachim Moser (1889–1967), reissue editor
Publisher. Info. Denkmäler deutscher Tonkunst, Erste Folge; Bd.39
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1909. Plate D.D.T. XXXIX.
Reissue — Wiesbaden: 1958.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Quartet in F minor (No.2)

For 2 Violins, Cello and Piano (Riemann)

General Information

Work Title 3 Keyboard Quartets
Alternative. Title Trois quatuors pour le clavecin avec accompagnments de deux violons et basse, ad libitum
Composer Schobert, Johann
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.7
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJS 5
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 quartets:
  • 1. Quartet in E major
1. All[egr]o Moderato Sempro
2. Minuet-Trio
3. Allegro
  • 2. Quartet in F minor
1. Andante con sordino
2. Minuetto
3. Allegro
  • 3. Quartet in G minor
1. Andante
2. Minuetto
First Publication. 1764?
Dedication Monseigneur le Prince de Conty
Average DurationAvg. Duration 14 minutes (No.1)
14 minutes (No.2)
10 minutes (No.3)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation harpsichord, (ad lib: 2 violins, cello)

Navigation etc.

  • Published in Amsterdam as Op.2.
  • The E major and G minor have been recorded twice, on complete recordings of the opus 7 on the labels Acte Préalable and Pierre Vérany (different performances and ensembles, released 17 years apart.) The F minor has received at least two more recordings (one released on Harmonia Mundi and reissued several times, and another very fast- or repeat-omitting? - one issue on the Ambronay label.)