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String Quartet in C major, Op. 48 No. 1

Anton Reicha · 1770–1836 · Czech

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 33 min
Composed: 1804
Era: Classical

Notes

First of the Vienna quartets of Op. 48; Breitkopf & Härtel, c. 1804

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