Double Quartet No. 4 in G minor, Op. 136

Louis Spohr · 1784–1859 · German

For 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos

Also known as Double String Quartet No. 4

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

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Ensemble: String sextet or larger
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 26 min
Composed: 1847
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

Two string quartets used antiphonally; violin 1 of the first quartet leads

About this work

Composed: 1847 April-May

Allegro
Larghetto
Scherzo. Moderato
Finale. Vivace

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