Franz Lachner - String Quartet No. 1 (1843)

Franz Lachner

 (1803 – 1890 /87세) was a German composer and conductor.

 

 

 String Quartet No. 1 (1843 /40세)

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I. Allegro Moderato - 00:00
II. Adagio Quasi Andante - 10:45
III. Scherzo - Allegro Assai - 19:22
IV. Finale - Allegro Agitato - 24:49

String Quartet No.1 is dates from the late 1830's and was published in 1843.

 

The first movement, Allegro moderato, is, like many of Haydn's movements, monothematic. Without a contrasting second theme, Lachner instead creates an expressive and somewhat sad lyrical mood from the same melody and cleverly uses counterpoint.

 

The second movement, Adagio quasi andante, begins with an ethereal, otherworldly introduction, which is in part created because there is no bass. The lovely main theme has a very vocal quality which becomes especially apparent in an answering duet between the viola and first violin. When Lachner takes the theme into the major, a Schubertian aura is created.

 

The fleet and driving Scherzo which follows is of a sort one encounters in Mendelssohn. The contrasting trio section is a stately country dance.

 

The main theme of the finale, Allegro agitato, has an urgent and pleading quality.<출처: 유튜브>