String Quartet No. 3 (Tchaikovsky)
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| String Quartet No. 3 | |
|---|---|
| by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | |
 Tchaikovsky in 1874 | |
| Key | E♭ minor |
| Opus | 30 |
| Composed | 1876 |
| Dedication | Ferdinand Laub |
| Performed | 2 March 1876 |
| Duration | 37 minutes |
| Movements | Four |
The String Quartet No. 3 in E♭ minor, Op. 30, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, was composed in 1876, and is the last of his three string quartets. It was written as a memorial for Ferdinand Laub.[1] (The date upon the manuscript is early February 1876.[2])
The quartet was performed for the first time at a party at Nikolai Rubinstein's apartment on March 2, 1876. The first public performance was at a concert on 30 March (new style/March 18 (old style), the performers being: Jan Hřímalý[1] and Adolph Brodsky, violins; Yuly Gerber, viola; and Wilhelm Fitzenhagen, cello.
Once, while Tchaikovsky was staying with some friends, they surprised him by bringing in a string quartet who performed this quartet for him. When they finished playing, Tchaikovsky remarked, "At first I didn't much like the Finale, but now I see that it is quite good."[citation needed]
Recently, it was featured in the downloadable content Left Behind for the 2013 video game The Last of Us.
