String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4

Ludwig van Beethoven · 1770–1827 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 24 min
Composed: 1799
Era: Classical

Notes

Stormy first movement; Prestissimo coda in the finale

About this work

Allegro ma non tanto
Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
Menuetto: Allegretto – Trio
Allegro – Prestissimo

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