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String Quartet The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists ...

No. 2 in E minor , Op. 17, by Henrique Oswald belongs to the most prolific years of his Italian period (1890s). It used to be known under the title ''Quarteto Brasileiro'' (The Brazilian Quartet).

Structure

The quartet is in four movements: :I. Allegro agitatoCBS 160174
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(CD 1, tracks 3–6).Concert program for 2014
of the ''Quarteto de cordas da cidade São Paulo''. :II. Lento / Adagietto :III. Scherzo / Presto :IV. Molto allegro

Recordings

* (1971) Heitor Villa-Lobos: Quarteto No. 16; Henrique Oswald: Quarteto Brasileiro – Quarteto Brasileiro da UFRJ – CB
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(LP) ** Reissued on CD: Boccherini, Siquera, Henrique Oswald, Villa-Lobos – Quarteto Brasileiro da UFRJ – ??See details
/ref> (CD) * (2010/2011) Henrique Oswald: Música de câmara (Integral dos quartetos de cordas; Integral dos quartetos com piano; Quinteto com piano Op. 18; Trio com piano Op. 45; Sonata-Fantasia Op. 44; Elegia para cello e piano) – ArsBrasil (violin: Artur Roberto Huf, Samuel Lima; viola: André Rodrigues, Valdeci Merquiori; cello: Gêneses Oliveira, Mauro Brucoli, Renato Oliveira), Fernando Lopes (piano) – Ariah Cultura

(3 CDs)

References

{{Portalbar, Classical Music Compositions by Henrique Oswald Oswald, Henrique Compositions in E minor