String Quartet in D minor (Sibelius)

String Quartet in D minor
Voces intimae
by Jean Sibelius
The composer in 1913
Opus56
Composed1905 (1905)
PublisherLienau (1909)[1]
Duration28 mins.[2]
Movements5

The String Quartet in D minor, Voces intimae (literal English translation: "Intimate voices" or "Inner voices"), Op. 56, is a five-movement chamber piece for two violins, viola, and cello written in 1909 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It is the only major work for string quartet of his mature period.[3]

  1. ^ Dahlström 2003, p. 259.
  2. ^ Dahlström 2003, pp. 257–258.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sibelius was invoked but never defined (see the help page).