String Quartet No.4, Op.28 (Wellesz, Egon)

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Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, 1920. Plate U.E. 6503-6504.
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Work Title String Quartet No.4
Alternative. Title
Composer Wellesz, Egon
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.28
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IEW 8
Key G (ish)
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements
  1. Sehr getragen
  2. Mäßig bewegt
  3. Sehr langsam
  4. Allmählich in ein rasches Zeitmaß übergehen. Leicht bewegt. (Allegretto energico)
  5. Getragen
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1920
First Publication. 1920 – Vienna: Universal Edition
Average DurationAvg. Duration 18 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation 2 Violins, viola, cello

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recorded by the Artis Quartet on a Nimbus CD (as of 2011 the only commercial recording of any of Wellesz' quartets; also includes the 6th quartet, and the posthumously published 3rd.)

Possibly premiered by the Kolisch Quartet at some point during 1920; they played it in London that year.

An inventory of the music library of one of Paul Hindemith's residences (in Switzerland) included this work among others.