String Quartet, Op. 53 No. 1

Franz Krommer · 1759–1831 · Czech

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as P. VIII:45 · String Quartet in C minor, Op. 53 No. 1 · String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 53 No. 1

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 23 min
Composed: 1805
Era: Classical

Notes

Key disputed: C minor on the Tudor recording, E-flat in the Wikipedia work list

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Dedicated to: Jean de Choloniewski

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