String Quartet in F-sharp minor, Op. 1 No. 2

Friedrich Ernst Fesca · 1789–1826 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as String Quartet No. 2 in F-sharp minor

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 29 min
Composed: c. 1814
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

Allegro, Andante con moto, Scherzando, Allegro non troppo; both outer movements run about 11 minutes

About this work

Dedicated to: E.A. Fesca (composer's brother)

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