String Quartet in D major, Op. 34

Friedrich Ernst Fesca · 1789–1826 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as String Quartet No. 15 in D major

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 21 min
Composed: 1824
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

Allegro, Andantino, Scherzo (Vivace), Finale; one of the shorter late quartets

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Allegro
Andantino
Scherzo. Vivace
Finale. Allegro

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