String Quartet no. 2 in D
The String Quartet No. 2 is a string quartet in D major written by Alexander Borodin in 1881. It was dedicated to his wife Ekaterina Protopova. Some scholars, such as Borodin's biographer Serge Dianin, suggest that the quartet was a 20th-anniversary gift and that it has a program evoking the couple's first meeting in Heidelberg. Of its four movements, the third movement, "Notturno," is the most famous.
Movements
- Allegro moderato · D major
- Scherzo. Allegro · F major
- Notturno. Andante · A major
- Finale. Andante · D major
Recommended recordings
- Borodin Quartet YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
- Emerson String Quartet YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
Most recent recordings
- Borodin: String Quartet No.1 In A Major — Aleksandr Borodin, Maxwell Philharmonic Orchestra (2023) Spotify
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