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String Quartet No. 18 in B minor, Op. 61

Louis Spohr · 1784–1859 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Quatuor brillant No. 3

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 23 min
Composed: 1823
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

Third "quatuor brillant"; violin 1 is the soloist

About this work

Allegro moderato
Adagio in A-flat major
Finale: Allegretto

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