For homonymous articles, see Quartet.
Bedřich Smetana composed two string quartets:
The musician is not very well known for his chamber music, having composed, besides these two quartets, a trio for piano and some other minor pieces. Quartet n 1edit code
It was composed between October and December 1876. The subtitle "of my life" is explained in a letter from the musician dating from July 21, 1879: "First movement: call of fate (main theme) and fight of fate. The composer's partial side at the romantic level, not only in his music but also in life and in love. Awakening of the senses and feelings in his music. Second movement: influence of dance music on the composer. Bright side of life, especially during youth. Life of the composer in the aristocratic milieu (trio in D flat minor). Third movement: intense feelings of love to meet his future wife. Fight against a cruel destiny, final completion of the goal. Fourth movement: awakening of national pride! Influence of the national music on the composer, his culture, until the moment of a strident mid, symbol of my destiny towards the deafness, resignation and hope. "
The creation took place on March 29, 1879. It was replayed a little later in front of Franz Liszt who was enthusiastic.
This quartet is composed of four movements and its execution lasts about half an hour. Quatuor n 2edit the code
It was composed while the musician begins to be seriously handicapped by deafness secondary to syphilis. His writing spanned nearly eighteen months and the first one took place on January 3, 1883 in Prague a few months before the death of the musician.
This quartet is composed of four movements and its execution lasts a little less than twenty minutes.
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