String Quartet in E-flat major (Sibelius)


The String Quartet in E-flat major, JS 184, is a four-movement chamber piece for two violins, viola, and cello written in June 1885 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It is the first of Sibelius's four string quartets. The quartet appears in the same sketchbook as two other brief pieces for string quartet: first, the Molto moderatoScherzo, which is Sibelius's earliest piece in the genre; and second, a fragmentary in B minor.

Structure

The E-flat major quartet is in four movements, as follows:
The piece was published posthumously in 1991 by.

Discography

The Sibelius Academy Quartet made the world premiere studio recording of the E-flat major quartet for Finlandia in 1988. The table below lists this and other commercially available recordings:
QuartetViolin IViolin IIViolaCelloRuntimeRecording venueLabel
1Sibelius Academy18:481988Finlandia
217:412004BIS