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String Quartet No. 2, Op. 41 No. 2

4 movements

Robert Schumann · 1842 · F major · 821 bars · 999 chords analysed

Schumann's three quartets were written in a few summer weeks of 1842, after he had studied the quartets of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. He dedicated them to Mendelssohn.

Keys visited: F major, D minor, G minor, B♭ major, A minor, E minor, G major, C major, C minor, D major, A♭ major, A♭ minor, E♭ major, F minor, D♭ major, E♭ minor, B♭ minor.