String Quartet No. 1, Op. 3
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Autor:
Kardoš, Dezider
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Category:
SCORE
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ISMN:
979-0-68503-159-8
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Published:
2024
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Number of pages:
28
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Difficulty:
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Dezider Kardoš (23 December 1914, Nadlice, Partizánske District – 18 March 1991, Bratislava) was among the first Slovak composers to receive their formal compositional training in Slovakia. He belonged to the first generation of graduates from Alexander Moyzes’s composition class.
In the composition classes of both Moyzes and Kardoš, the string quartet was regarded as the highest compositional achievement, even more demanding than the symphony. Kardoš devoted five works to the genre (1936, 1966, 1978, 1985, and 1991). His quartets are tightly constructed cycles that build on the great tradition of the string quartet while, like much of his output, reflecting not only the legacy of Classicism but also the influence of Neoclassicism, particularly in their Baroque allusions.
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 3 (1935–1936), is a three-movement work framed by a Prelude and Fugue, with a central Scherzo and Trio inspired by the Classical minuet.
The work’s dissonant musical language and motoric rhythmic drive attracted criticism from advocates of Socialist Realism at the time of its composition. As a result, it fell into almost complete obscurity, and Kardoš did not return to the string quartet genre until 1966.