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String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13

Felix Mendelssohn · 1809–1847 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
MinorDramaticLyricalTenderWell-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 30 min
Composed
1827
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Written at 18 in homage to late Beethoven; recitative for violin 1

About this work

  1. Adagio – Allegro vivace
  2. Adagio non lento
  3. Intermezzo: Allegretto con moto – Allegro di molto
  4. Presto – Adagio non lento
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