Piano Quartet No. 2, op. 40 | American Music at Pitt

Piano Quartet No. 2, op. 40

Artist (Composed By):

Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)

Adolph M. Foerster’s Piano Quartet No. 2 received its premiere on January 1, 1896, at Carnegie Hall in Pittsburgh. According to a note written by Foerster on the manuscript of the full score, the performers included Eugene C. Heffley (piano), Adolph Rothmeyer (violin), Harry Hetzel (viola), and C. H. W. Ruhe (cello). The score also indicates it was performed again on May 7, 1897, at the Pittsburgh Club Theater on Penn Avenue. That performance included Edward Rothleder (violin), Harry Hetzel (viola), Arthur Metzdorff (cello), and Foerster on piano.

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Publication Date:

1896

Manuscript:

Title: Opus 40 Second piano quartet: violin
Date: ca. 1868-1923
Collection: Adolph M. Foerster Collection
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh

Title: Opus 40 Second piano quartet: viola
Date: ca. 1868-1923
Collection: Adolph M. Foerster Collection
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh

Title: Opus 40 Second piano quartet: cello
Date: ca. 1868-1923
Collection: Adolph M. Foerster Collection
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh

Title: Opus 40 Second piano quartet: score
Date: ca. 1868-1923
Collection: Adolph M. Foerster Collection
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh

Image:

Opus 40 Second piano quartet: score page 1

Image Attribution:

Adolph M. Foerster Collection, Center for American Music

Image Copyright:

public domain