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String Quartet No. 2 “In Memoriam”

String Quartet No. 2 “In Memoriam”, by Peter Schickele
String Quartet, (September 29, 1987, revised August 3, 1988), (24 min.).
     I.  Prelude
     II.  Scherzo
     III.  Pastorale
     IV.  Elegy

Custom Print from Elkan-Vogel, Inc., Score and Parts: 164-00182; Set of parts: 16400182M; Full Score - Study: 16400182S.
Recording available on Schickele On A Lark.

The fourth movement is also published separately for orchestra.

Commissioned by the Lark Quartet.

Premiere:  May 5, 1988 in Kaufman Auditorium at the 92nd Street Y, New York City.
Selected performances:
     April 2, 1991, the Armadillo Quartet at the Little Theatre, Mount Saint Mary’s College in Brentwood, California.
     March 9, 1992, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Chamber Music Society at the Gindi Auditorium, Los Angeles.
     May 20, 1992, the Lark Quartet at Merkin Concert Hall in New York City.
     October 18, 1992, the Lark Quartet at Caltech.
     March 17, 1997, the Armadillo String Quartet at the Neighborhood Church in Pasadena, California.

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