String Quartet No. 36 in G minor, Op. 157, WoO 42

Louis Spohr · 1784–1859 · 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 21 min
Composed: 1857
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

Spohr's last quartet; first published in 2004

About this work

Composed: 1857
First performed: performed in Spohr's lifetime according to most sources (Warsop, Glenewinkel etc.) but exact dates unclear

Allegro
Larghetto
Menuetto
Finale. Allegro molto

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