1. Allegro passionato
2. Andante con moto
3. Scherzo: Allegro con spirito - Trio: Alla burla . Tempo I - attacca
4. Finale: Presto

• Year of composition: 1889
• Work category: String quartet
• First performed: 24 March 1890, Auditorium at the Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien [Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences], Stockholm, the Aulin-kvartetten [Aulin Quartet] (Tor Aulin & Edvin Sjöberg, violins, Axel Bergström, viola, Berndt Carlsson, violoncello)
• Duration: 30 min
• Detailed duration: 30'21'' (1: 9'25'', 2: 8'33'', 3: 6'06'', 4: 6'05'') according to Musica Sveciae's Kammarmusik / Chamber Music (composers: Amanda Maier, Valborg Aulin, Laura Netzel, Elfrida Andrée, Alice Tegnér). Musicians: Bernt Lysell (violin), Ola Karlsson (violoncello), Lucia Negro (piano), Talekvartetten [the Tale Quartet]. MSCD 528-529 (1994)

Examples of printed editions

Musikaliska Konstföreningen [the Swedish Art Music Society] 2005, ed. Krister Persson (score and parts)

Location for score and part material

Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

• Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

Literature

George, Cecilia: Valborg Aulin - En tonsättarbiografi, Stockholm University, Musikvetenskapliga institutionen [Department of Musicology], C/D paper/bachelor's thesis, 1997, pp. 20-21, 59-60

Description of work

1. Allegro passionato E minor 4/4 (C), /:66 bars:/85 bars, E major, 24 bars, E minor, 34 bars, in total 209 bars
2. Andante con moto B major 3/8, 72 bars, meno mosso E-flat minor, 36 bars, più lento, 4 bars, Tempo I B major, 54 bars, in total 166 bars
3. Scherzo: Allegro con spirito E major 6/8, 4 bars/:48 bars:/, 5 bars, più tranquillo, 68 bars:/, Trio: Alla burla E minor 2/4, /:20 bars:/, 50 bars, Tempo I, 4 bars, Dal segno al ¤ e poi la CODA, 113 bars, 2/4, 12 bars attacca, 2 bars, in total 332 bars (including the dal segno)
4. Finale: Presto E minor alla breve, 253 bars, E major, 24 bars, E minor, 32 bars, in total 309 bars