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Quartet in G major, Op. 4 No. 2

Carl Stamitz · 1745–1801 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Concertante Quartet in G major, Op. 14 No. 2
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 13 min
Composed
c. 1774
Era
Classical

Notes

One of the set's two 'concertant' quartets: solos pass between all four players

About this work

Dedicated to
Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria (Sieber dedication)
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