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String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2

Felix Mendelssohn · 1809–1847 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Op. 44 No. 2
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 27 min
Composed
1837
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Composed before Op. 44 No. 1 although numbered second; the set is dedicated to the Crown Prince of Sweden

About this work

Composed
1837
Dedicated to
Crown Prince of Sweden (Oscar I)
First performed
19 November 1837 in Leipzig
  1. Allegro assai appassionato
  2. Scherzo. Allegro di molto
  3. Andante
  4. Presto agitato
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