Hellmesberger Quartet

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The Hellmesberger Quartet was a String Quartet formed in Vienna in 1849. It was founded by Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr. and was the first permanent named String Quartet. His son, Joseph Hellmesberger, Jr. joined the quartet in 1875 to play the second violin and became leader in 1887.

Its initial composition was:

Its composition with Joseph Hellmesberger, Jr. as a leader was:

It commissioned and premiered Antonín Dvořák's String Quartet No. 11, Op. 61, composed in 1881.

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Unknown Author (1903-4-1). "Adolph Brodsky". Musical Times 44 (722): 225–227. doi:10.2307/902923. 

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