String Quartet in C minor, Op. 21 No. 4

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger · 1736–1809 · Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Adagio and Fugue in C minor, Op. 21 No. 4 · String Quartet in C minor, Op. 16 No. 4

Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 5 min
Composed: 1798
Era: Classical

Notes

Two movements, a prelude and a fugue; numbered Op. 16 on the Hungaroton recording

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