String Quartet no. 1 in E minor "From My Life"
String Quartet No. 1 ("From My Life", Czech: "Z mého života") in E minor, written in 1876, is a four-movement chamber composition by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana. It is an autobiographical work with nationalistic elements and was published in 1880 by František Augustin Urbánek in Prague. It was given a private premiere in 1878 in Prague, with Antonín Dvořák as violist, and its public premiere took place on 29 March 1879, performed by Ferdinand Lachner, Jan Pelikán, Josef Krehan and Alois Neruda.
Movements
- Allegro vivo appassionato
- Allegro moderato alla polka
- Largo sostenuto
- Vivace
Recommended recordings
- Talich Quartet YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
- Emerson String Quartet YouTubeSpotify (subscription)