In October 1874, Tchaikovsky is on record as considering it his finest work. "I regard it as my best work; no other piece has poured forth from me so simply and easily. I wrote it almost at one sitting. (from letter to his brother Modest, quoted in reference ). Also, later (quoted in the chapter '1879-1881'), "I wrote that music (Vakula) with affection and with delight, just as I did... the Second Quartet" (from letter to Nadezhda von Meck, ibid).
Date of composition | 1874 (December 1873 to January 1874) |
Premiered | 1874, March 22nd in Moscow, Russia |
First published | 1875 in Moscow, Russia |
Dedicated to | Dedicated to Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia |
Type | String Quartet |
Catalogue | Op. 22 |
Approx. duration | 36 minutes |
Instruments | String Quartet |
Autotranslations beta |
Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski: Quatuor à cordes n°2, Op. 22 Pëtr Il'ič Čajkovskij: Quartetto d'archi n. 2, Op. 22 Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski: Streichquartett Nr. 2, Op. 22 |