Quartet for Strings in G Minor Op. 13

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) was a Danish musician often seen as his country’s greatest composer who now occupies a distinguished platform in the national and cultural heritage of his native land. The Carl Nielsen Edition is an independent project which aims to publish all of his finished works in the version last approved by the composer. The Quartet for Strings in G minor (Op. 13) is the earliest of Nielsen's four published quartets having been composed in 1887-1888 but it was not published for over a decade. It comprises four movements: Allegro Energico - Andante Amoroso - Scherzo. Allegro Molto - Finale. Allegro(Inquieto).

Work for Oboe Violin Viola and Cello. Parts available: CH56341.This quartet was commissioned by the Institute of Contemporary Arts and written in the autumn of 1967. It is dedicated to Lady Norton and is the second of LennoxBerkeley’s three works written with the oboist the late Janet Craxton in mind the other two being his Sonatina OP 61 and Sinfonia Concertante OP 84.The work begins with a fairly extended introduction leading without a breakinto an Allegro. The whole composition is based on the internal of a third (sometime major sometimes minor) which is heard in the opening phrase of the introduction and again in the main theme of the Allegro though here in atotally different context. The allegro is in more or less traditional sonata form. The middle movement is a kind of Scherzo growing out of a rhythmical figure for the strings and a rapid arpeggio (major and minor chords) forthe oboe. This is a Presto; a more relaxed middle section corresponding to the Trio in a classical work is followed by a much shortened version of the Scherzo. The last movement is brief but very slow all four instrumentstaking up in turn a gently rocking figure that moves to and fro between two notes always a major or minor third apart. The music becomes more animated but returns to the opening figure and dies away each instrument droppingout one after the other leaving the cello alone in the last bar.

The complete score and set of parts for Carl Nielsen's Quartet For Strings in F Minor Op.5 composed in 1890.

QUINTET in C Major for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Violoncellos, Op. 163
QUARTETS for 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello
N°1
N°2 in C Major
N°3 in B-flat Major
N°4 in C Major
N°5 in B-flat Major
N°6 in D Major
N°7 in D Major
N°8 in B-flat Major, Op. 168
N°9 in G Minor
N°10 in E-flat Major, Op. 125 No. 1
N°11 in E Major, Op. 125 No. 2
N°12 (Quartett-Satz) in C Minor
N°13 in A Minor, Op. 29
N°14 in D Minor ( Death and the Maiden )
N°15 in G Major, Op. 161
TRIOS for Violin, Viola and Violoncello
In B-flat Major
In B-flat Major