String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 2 No. 5, B. 311

Ignaz Pleyel · 1757–1831 · Austrian-French

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 19 min
Composed: 1784
Era: Classical

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Dedicated to Haydn, Pleyel's teacher

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Composed: 1784

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