String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 60 No. 2, C. 209

Jan Ladislav Dussek · 1760–1812 · 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 27 min
Composed: 1806
Era: Classical

Notes

Four movements (Allegretto, Adagio pathetico, Menuetto, Finale); late-Classical quartet led by violin 1

About this work

Composed: 1806

Allegretto
Adagio pathetico
Menuetto e Trio.; Non presto e semplice; Amabile mezza voce
Finale. Allegro non troppo

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