String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 41 No. 2

Robert Schumann · 1810–1856 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

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 22 min
Composed: 1842
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

Dedicated to Mendelssohn; the slow movement is a set of variations (Andante quasi variazioni)

About this work

Composed: 1842
Dedicated to: Seinem Freunde Felix Mendelssohn 6=Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847) gewidmet

Allegro vivace
Andante quasi variazioni
Scherzo. Presto - Trio. L'istesso tempo
Allegro molto vivace

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