Ludvig Norman (1831−1885)

Quartett (E-dur/e-moll) för två Violiner, Altviol och Violoncell [Quartet (in E major/E minor) for two violins, viola, and violoncello]

opus 20

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1. Allegro grazioso
2. Scherzo: Allegro moderato
3. Andante cantabile
4. Finale: Allegro vivace

  • Year of composition: 1855
  • Work category: String quartet
  • Dedication: To August Lennmark
  • Arrangement/revision: In Normans samling [the Ludvig Norman collection], opus 20, there are two arrangements for piano four hands: ’Violin-Quartett af Ludvig Norman arr. för Piano à 4 mains af Ivar Wallström.’ [Violin quartet by Ludvig Norman, arranged for piano four hands by Ivar Wallström’], and ’På försök inrättad fyrhändigt för Pianoforte af L.G. B(ratt)’ [(approx.) an attempt at a setting for pianoforte four hands by L.G. B(ratt)], dated Göteborg [Gothenburg] 3 December 1883
  • Duration: 23 min
  • Detailed duration: 23 min (Berwaldkvartetten [the Berwald quartet])

Examples of printed editions

Stockholm, Julius Bagge, J.B. 46 (parts material), 51 (score), published. 1882

Location for score and part material

Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: The autograph score is missing from the Normans samling [Ludvig Norman collection] at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket. Under opus 20 there are, however, several arrangements for piano four hands

Literature

Bagge, Julius: Förteckning öfver Ludvig Normans tonverk, upprättad af Julius Bagge [List of Ludvig Norman's compositions, established by Julius Bagge]. Stockholm, 1886, p. 9
Wallner, Bo: 'Den svenska stråkkvartetten' [The Swedish string quartet]. In: Klassicism och romantik. Kungl. Musikaliska Akademiens skriftserie nr. 24 [Classicism and romance. No. 24 of the publication series of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music], Stockholm 1979, pp. 74-76 (pp. 71-86 on Norman's Quartets)
Löndahl, Tomas: 'Ludvig Norman (1831−85)'. In: Musiken i Sverige III: Den nationella identiteten, Sthlm 1992, p. 356

Description of work

1. Allegro grazioso E major 4/4 (C), 1 bar, /:112 bars:/, 168 bars, in total 280 bars
2. Scherzo: Allegro moderato A minor 3/4, /:8 bars:/, 1 bar, /:25 bars:/, 1 bar, Trio: F major, 16 bars, /:16 bars:/, 1 bar, Scherzo da Capo A minor, 33 bars, Coda F major [sic!], 20 bars, in total 121 bars (including the da Capo & Coda)
3. Andante cantabile C major 4/4 (C), 75 bars
4. Finale: Allegro vivace E minor 2/4, /:99 bars:/, 102 bars, E major, 33 bars, E minor, 21 bars, in total 255 bars