String Quartet in D major, Op. 58 No. 5, G. 246

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 15 min
Composed: 1799
Era: Classical

Notes

Late set; the opening Andante sostenuto returns at the end

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Composed: 1799

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