String Quartet in C minor, Op. 8 No. 2, G. 166

Luigi Boccherini · 1743–1805 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as String Quartet in C minor, Op. 6 No. 2

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 15 min
Composed: 1769
Era: Classical

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Published in Paris as Op. 6; three movements

About this work

Dedicated to: Luigi, Infante di Spagna (Boyer publication)

Moderato
Largo
Allegro

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