String Quartet No. 6 in C minor, Op. 192 No. 1 ("Suite in the Old Style")

Joachim Raff · 1822–1882 · Swiss-German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Suite in älterer Form

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 31 min
Composed: 1874
Era: Early Romantic

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Five-movement suite in the older style; the first of the Op. 192 set published by Kahnt in 1876

About this work

Composed: 1874

Präludium. Larghetto - Allegro (quasi alla breve)
Menuett. Allegro
Gavotte und Musette. Allegro
Arie. Largo
Gigue - Finale. Vivace

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