String Quartet in G minor, Op. 16 No. 2

Andreas Romberg · 1767–1821 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

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 18 min
Composed: 1804–06
Era: Classical

Notes

Its G minor Menuetto has been called a foretaste of the Romantic intermezzo

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