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String Quartet No. 2, JW VII/13 ("Intimate Letters")

Leoš Janáček · 1854–1928 · Czech
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Listy důvěrné
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
DramaticLyricalTenderWell-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 25 min
Composed
1928
Era
20th century

Notes

Abrupt changes of mood, sul ponticello, very high viola writing

About this work

  1. Andante – Con moto – Allegro
  2. Adagio – Vivace
  3. Moderato – Andante – Adagio
  4. Allegro – Andante – Adagio
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