String Quartet in D minor, Op. 74 No. 3

Franz Krommer · 1759–1831 · Czech

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as P. VIII:62

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 33 min
Composed: c. 1808
Era: Classical

Notes

Long minor-key quartet: opening Allegro moderato about 12 minutes, finale about 9

About this work

Dedicated to: Comte Stanislas de Cholonievski

Allegro
Adagio
Menuetto. Allegretto
Allegretto

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