String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 23 No. 4

Paul Wranitzky · 1756–1808 · Czech

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Prussian Quartet No. 4

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 24 min
Composed: 1793
Era: Classical

Notes

Slow movement frames a Menuetto; Rondo finale (Allegro di molto); cello part prominent

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