String Quartet in B minor, Op. 30 No. 1

Andreas Romberg · 1767–1821 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

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 22 min
Composed: 1806
Era: Classical

Notes

First of the three Op. 30 quartets (his sixth set of quartets); only this one of the set is recorded

About this work

Dedicated to: Monsieur I. N. Gossler

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