String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 2 No. 4, B. 310

Ignaz Pleyel · 1757–1831 · Austrian-French

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 19 min
Composed: 1784
Era: Classical

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Dedicated to Haydn; four movements, with concertante writing

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Composed: 1784

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