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String Quartet No. 3 in D minor

Luigi Cherubini · 1760–1842 · Italian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
MinorDramaticDarkLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 30 min
Composed
1834
Era
Classical

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Ranked with No. 1 as a masterwork in Altmann's Handbuch für Streichquartettspieler

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Composed
1834
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