String Quartet No. 10 (Schubert)

Franz Schubert composed his String Quartet No. 10 (D. 87) in E-flat major in 1813.

Historical background

Musicologist Otto Erich Deutsch records that the youthful work (Schubert was sixteen years old at the time) was first performed privately in the Schubert household, by members of the family.^[1] Perhaps in part for this reason, this composition has acquired the nickname of the "Haushaltung" (Household) Quartet.^[2]^[3]

Author Melvin Berger suggests that the quartet’s nickname has stuck because the piece "is so well suited for home performance,” calling it “technically … quite undemanding” to accommodate the “limited performing abilities” of amateur musicians.^[4]

The quartet was published only posthumously, in 1830, as Op. 125 No. 1.

Movements

Allegro moderato (E-flat major)
Scherzo. Prestissimo (E-flat major, with Trio in C minor)
Adagio (E-flat major)
Allegro (E-flat major)

The work is homotonal: that is, all the movements are in the same key — in this case the tonic key of E-flat major.

References

^ Deutsch, Otto Erich, with Donald R. Wakeling. The Schubert Thematic Catalogue. Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, 1995. (Corrected reprint of 1951 edition published by W.W. Norton.)
^ Earsense. String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 125, No. 1, D. 87, "Household" (Haushaltung). Retrieved January 24, 2019.
^ Christiansen, Kai. Van Kuijk Quartet: Program Notes, October 6, 2018 – Schubert, Ligeti, Ravel. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
^ Berger, Melvin. Guide to Chamber Music, 3rd Edition. Mineola, New York: Dover Books, 2001; p. 384.

Sources

Franz Schubert's Works, Series V: Streichquartette edited by Joseph Hellmesberger and Eusebius Mandyczewski. Breitkopf & Härtel, 1890.
Otto Erich Deutsch (and others). Schubert Thematic Catalogue (several editions), No. 87.
New Schubert Edition, Series VI, Volume 4: String Quartets II edited by Werner Aderhold, Bärenreiter, 1994.

External links

String Quartet No. 10: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
"Franz Schubert - String Quartet No.10 in E flat major, op.125, performed by the Kiev String Quartet". Anna Vlasinski (YouTube). 2013-03-05.

[1] Deutsch, Otto Erich, with Donald R. Wakeling. The Schubert Thematic Catalogue. Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, 1995. (Corrected reprint of 1951 edition published by W.W. Norton.)

[2] Earsense. String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 125, No. 1, D. 87, "Household" (Haushaltung). Retrieved January 24, 2019.

[3] Christiansen, Kai. Van Kuijk Quartet: Program Notes, October 6, 2018 – Schubert, Ligeti, Ravel. Retrieved January 24, 2019.

[4] Berger, Melvin. Guide to Chamber Music, 3rd Edition. Mineola, New York: Dover Books, 2001; p. 384.

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v t e Chamber music by Franz Schubert
Duos	For violin and piano Sonat(in)as D 384, 385 and 408 Duo in A major, D 574 Rondo in B minor, D 895 Fantasy in C major, D 934 Arpeggione Sonata, D 821
Trios	Sonatensatz for piano trio, D 28 String Trios D 111A, 471 and 581 Notturno for piano trio, D 897 Piano Trio No. 1, D 898 Piano Trio No. 2, D 929 "The Shepherd on the Rock", D 965
String Quartets	No. 1, D 18 No. 2, D 32 No. 3, D 36 No. 4, D 46 No. 5, D 68 No. 6, D 74 No. 7, D 94 Quartettsatz, D 103 No. 8, D 112 No. 9, D 173 No. 10 (Haushaltung), D 87 No. 11, D 353 No. 12 (Quartettsatz), D 703 No. 13 (Rosamunde), D 804 No. 14 (Death and the Maiden), D 810 No. 15, D 887
Other	Rondo for violin and strings, D 438 Adagio and Rondo Concertante, D 487 Trout Quintet, D 667 Octet, D 803 String Quintet, D 956
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