String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 ("Razumovsky")

Ludwig van Beethoven · 1770–1827 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Rasumovsky Quartet No. 2

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 34 min
Composed: 1806
Era: Classical

Notes

Russian theme in the trio of the third movement; galloping finale

About this work

Composed: 1806
Dedicated to: Andrey Razumovsky

Allegro
Molto Adagio. Si tratta questo pezzo con molto di sentimento
Allegretto - Maggiore, Thème russe.
Finale. Presto

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