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String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D. 887

Franz Schubert · 1797–1828 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 45 min
Composed
1826
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Vast scale; sustained tremolo and major–minor shifts, endurance for all four

About this work

  1. Allegro molto moderato
  2. Andante un poco moto
  3. Scherzo: Allegro vivace – Trio: Allegretto
  4. Allegro assai
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