Piano Quartet No.2, Op.3 (Hiller, Ferdinand)

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Editor First edition (French)
Publisher. Info. Paris: A. Farrenc, n.d.(ca.1830). Plate A. F. 343.
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Work Title Piano Quartet No.2
Alternative. Title Deuxième Quatuor op 3
Composer Hiller, Ferdinand
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.3
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFH 40
Key F minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Sostenuto - Allegro
  2. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Trio: Più moderato
  3. Molto andante
  4. Finale: Vivace e con fuoco
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1828?
First Publication. 1830 – Bonn: N. Simrock / Paris: A. Farrenc
Dedication Friedrich Rochlitz
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation violin, viola, cello, piano

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According to Handbuch der musikalischen Literatur (Whistling, 1828) another opus 3 by (or announced by?) publication by Spehr, composed by Hiller (or again, announced to be), was "8 Quatuors" (with 3 Quatuors, Oe. 1" and Ariette de Mozart, la ci Darem variée, Op.2 preceding. Op.1 now being the first piano quartet and op.2 a duo concertant, these may be lost or announced but not composed works...?

The composer's own datebook has an entry for the fast part of the first movement of Op.3 in September 1828 (page 25 of the 36-page PDF) (possibly signifying that the entire quartet was finished by September 1828.)