String Quartet in G minor, Op. 32 No. 5, G. 205

Luigi Boccherini · 1743–1805 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 18 min
Composed: 1780
Era: Classical

Notes

Four movements; the finale includes a capriccio ad libitum

About this work

Composed: 1778

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