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String
Quartet No. 1 in A (1969-1970) - Opus 3 Here are
two brief audio clips, courtesy of the BBC, of a radio program "A
Study in Contrast" about André Tchaikowsky: Music/MP3 String
Quartet No. 1 (Complete) / 00_op3_strng_qrt1_complete.mp3 Known
Details: String Quartet No. 1 in A (1969-1970) - Opus 3 André's String Quartet No.1 in A - Opus 3, was dedicated to Stefan Askenase. It was, in fact, a birthday present, in celebration of Stefan Askenase's 75th birthday. The first performance was at Bad Godesberg, Germany, on July 10, 1971, with the Lindsay Quartet. The Lindsay played it again, on November 18, 1971, for the BBC in London, and then a live performance was given in March 1972, in London. Stefan had moved to Bad Godesberg from Brussels because of his finances. He was practically ruined by his wife's illness and found a situation in Bad Godesberg that would allow her to receive care and for him to save money. Anny Askenase died not long after their move to Germany. Stefan remained in Bad Godesberg after her death. The String Quartet No. 1 has four movements: Pastorale, Notturno, Scherzo, and Variazione. Untypically, there is little mention by André in his letters to friends of the String Quartet No. 1. One review from the premiere performance included: World Premiere of a Quartet by André Tchaikowsky
String Quartet No. 1 was published by Josef Weinberger, Ltd. in 1974. The Lindsay Quartet enjoyed playing the string quartet and immediately asked André to write another. Eventually, he did: the String Quartet No.2 (1973-1975) - Opus 5. If Quartet No.1 was good, then Quartet No.2 was superior. The Lindsay have included Quartet No.2 on programs more often than Quartet No.1. |
