![]() ![]() This proceeds in contrast to the first section but eventually grinds to a halt on a fortissimo diminished chord. ![]() It is a fast and simple evocation of a Viennese ballroom or German country dance. The second section marked "Allegretto quasi allegro" is in 3Ĩ time and is more sanguine. ![]() The first section, in 2Ĥ time is marked Adagio and on one reading matches the "Melancholy" of the title. It is marked "Questo pezzo si deve trattare colla più gran delicatezza" ("This piece is to be played with the greatest delicacy". The fourth movement is the crux of the piece and possibly the highlight of Op. "It depends on rhythmic effects of 3 x 2 as against 2 x 3 within the 6 eight-notes to the bar in a moderate 3/4 meter." The Scherzo returns to B ♭ major and is a "tour de force of syncopation" and "an explosion of rhythmic eccentricity". The viola and cello interject with an odd motif marked "queste note ben marcato". The mood shifts with the move to a minor key and unexpected accents and silences. The second movement is in E ♭ major and starts with the first violin playing a lyrical melody in 2Ĥ time. This time around the second theme stays in B♭. It then shifts to D major and on to G minor and eventually returns to F major before shifting to B♭ for the recapitulation. After a repeat of the first and second themes, the development section starts in F major. ![]() Then the piece modulates to the dominant of F major and then F minor for the second theme. After a little bit of back and forth, the second violin takes over the conversation from the cello. The first theme starts in B♭ with a conversation between the first violin and the cello.
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