Verdi's production of Aida in early March, 1873 was delayed due to the sudden illness of soprano Teresa Stolz. Verdi focused his time in Naples on the writing of his first chamber work, the String Quartet in E minor. The work was premiered two days after the opening of Aida during an informal recital at his hotel on April 1, 1873. The names of the original performers survive only as Pinto brothers, violins, Salvadore, viola, and Giarritiello, cello.

Date of composition 1873
Premiered 1873, April 1st in Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
Type String Quartet
Tonality E Minor
Instruments 2x Violin
Viola
Cello
Autotranslations beta Giuseppe Verdi: Quatuor à cordes en mi mineur
Giuseppe Verdi: Quartetto d'archi in mi minore
Giuseppe Verdi: Streichquartett e-moll