Louis Spohr - String Quartet No. 3, Op. 11 "Quatuor brillant No. 1" (1806)

Louis Spohr (5 April 1784 – 22 October 1859), baptized Ludewig Spohr, later often in the modern German form of the name Ludwig was a German composer, violinist and conductor. String Quartet No. 3 (1806) Dedication: Ignaz Kleinwächter (1766–1845) I. Allegro moderato 0:00 II. Adagio 8:26 III. Rondo 13:11 New Budapest Quartet (András Kiss and Ferenc Balogh, violins; László Bársony, viola; Károly Botvay, cello) Louis Spohr's String Quartet No. 3 ("Quatuor brillant") in D minor, Op. 11, was completed in 1806, then published in 1808. It is the first of eight quatuors brillants written by Spohr. Inspired by similar works written by Viotti and Rode, the composition is a mini-concerto, written to provide the composer with the means of demonstrating his skills with a violin in a more intimate setting than a concert hall.