String Quartet No.1, Op.11 (Suk, Josef)

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Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1896. Plate 10761.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project. 1896 score, without 1915 finale.
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Publisher. Info. Berlin: Simrock, 1896. Plate 10762.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Work Title String Quartet No.1
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Quatuor à cordes nº 1; 1. Streichquartett; String Quartet No. 1
Name Aliases Quatuor à cordes no 1 en si bémol majeur opus 11
Authorities WorldCat; VIAF: 293256030; BNF: 139643067
Composer Suk, Josef
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.11
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJS 31
Key B-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Tempo di marcia ( = 116)
  3. Adagio ma non troppo
  4. Allegro giocoso
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1896 (rev.1915)
First Performance. 1896 November 25
First Publication. 1896
Dedication Karel Hoffmann, Oskar Nedbal and Hanuš Wihan. (Manuscript at Berlin has Otto Lessmann as dedicatee.)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 25-30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
Manuscript Sources D-B Mus.ms. 21542 (Copy from autograph, Staatsbibliothek Berlin- digitized)
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A new finale was written in 1915 (and has been recorded but is usually considered separately from the quartet); quartet written in 1896 according to notes to Suk Quartet recording on Supraphon. Publication received in 1897 according to HMB.