String Quartet in G minor, Op. 54 No. 1

190025 min

This guide follows Reger’s String Quartet in G minor, Op. 54 No. 1 (1900) in four parts: Allegro agitato (sonata form), Vivace assai, Largo mesto and Prestissimo assai (fugue).

Recording: Drolc Quartet

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Analysis Comments

I · Sonata form
II assai
III
IV assai · Fugue

I Sonata form0:02–10:51

Dense and restless, with all four players busy at once. The first opens the , and a anticipates the , which arrives in two parts, (i) and (ii); the second part draws on a main melody from the first . Then come the and the , with the returning before the .

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II assai10:57–13:32

III 13:33–19:25

IV assaiFugue19:33–25:20

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

At a glance

I. Allegro agitatoSonata form · 11 min · 191 bars
II. Vivace assai3 min · 170 bars · quarter note ≈ 129 bpm
III. Largo mesto6 min · 63 bars · eighth note ≈ 55 bpm
IV. Prestissimo assaiFugue · 6 min · 389 bars · half note ≈ 137 bpm

Instruments: Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello

Max Reger, String Quartet in G minor, Op. 54 No. 1, II. Vivace assai: first page of the score — Full score

Questions

How long is String Quartet in G minor, Op. 54 No. 1?: About 25 min in this recording, in 4 movements: I 11 min, II 3 min, III 6 min and IV 6 min.
What form are its movements in?: I: sonata form and IV: fugue.
Which instruments play in String Quartet in G minor, Op. 54 No. 1?: Violin I, Violin II, Viola and Cello.
How fast is it played?: In this recording, measured from the score: II quarter note ≈ 129 bpm, III eighth note ≈ 55 bpm and IV half note ≈ 137 bpm.
Is there a score of Max Reger's String Quartet in G minor, Op. 54 No. 1?: Yes, of II, III and IV.

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In listening paths

Path 08

The string quartet, 1772 to 1960

Four players across almost two centuries: Haydn shapes the conversation, Bartók breaks it open, Shostakovich turns it inward.

Haydn → Mozart → Schubert → Beethoven → Dvořák → Debussy → Reger → Bartók → Shostakovich

11 works · 5 h 11 min

In the catalog

Max Reger String quartets Late Romantic period G minor Sonata form Fugue