String Quartet No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)
- String Quartet No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)
String Quartet No. 1 in D major was the first of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's three string quartets, and his Opus 11.
The quartet has 4 movements:
# "Moderato e semplice" (D major)
# "Andante cantabile" (Bmusic|flat major)
# "Scherzo. Allegro non tanto e con fuoco – Trio" (D minor)
# "Finale. Allegro giusto – Allegro vivace" (D major)
The melancholic "Andante cantabile" movement has become famous, and was founded on a folk-song the composer heard whistled by a house painter. When the quartet was performed at a tribute concert to Leo Tolstoy, the author was said to have been brought to tears by this movement.
The quartet was premiered in Moscow on 16/28 March 1871, with an ensemble consisting of Ferdinand Laub and Ludvig Minkus, violins; Pryanishnikov, viola; and Wilhelm Fitzenhagen, cello [ John Warrack, "Tchaikovsky", p. 275]
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