String Quartet in C major, Op. 5 No. 1

Franz Xaver Richter · 1709–1789 · Czech

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 17 min
Composed: 1757
Era: Classical

Notes

Early Mannheim quartet in three movements with four independent parts

About this work

Allegro con brio
Andante poco
Rincontro (Presto),

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