String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111

Johannes Brahms · 1833–1897 · German

For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quintet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 27 min
Composed: 1890
Era: Late Romantic

Notes

Two violas; the cello must carry the opening theme through full tremolo

About this work

Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
Adagio
Un poco allegretto
Vivace, ma non troppo presto

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