String Quartet in A minor, Op. 122

Friedrich Kuhlau · 1786–1832 · German-Danish

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Grand Quatuor, Op. 122

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 32 min
Composed: 1831
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

Grand Quatuor: slow Introduzione, Adagio, Scherzo, Finale; published posthumously in 1841

About this work

Composed: 1831
Dedicated to: son ami Monsieur le Chevalier Ch. Waagepetersen

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