Quatuors à cordes n° 7-12 - 2 violins, viola and cello. Jeu de parties.

Primarily known as an opera composer, Donizetti nevertheless is the most important Italian representative of the string quartet genre. Whereas the first quartets can still be regarded as experiments of the young composer with a strict classical form, the middle and later pieces are an unmistakable expression of his mature musical spirit. Instrumentation : 2 violins, viola and cello