Norrkopingskvartetten - Erik Gustaf Geijer & Andreas Randel Works for String Quartet

Geijer was one of the prominent figures in the formation of G�tiska f�rbundet (The Geatish Society), who took the task of promoting archaeology, but also Swedish patriotism. As editor of the society�s magazine, he published his own poems in the spirit of the time and also his music settings of these. Geijer showed early a great talent for music and studied at times with different teachers. Although he seems to have considered to attempt a career in music, it remained an activity for spare time. His mind was for chamber music a nd the smaller format, as well as songs. In 1816 the first piano trio was created and in 1822 the first two string quartets in F Minor and B flat Major, a nd during the rest of the decade, among other things, a piano quintet, a piano quartet and two violin Sonatas.