String Quartet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17

Bernhard Molique · 1802–1869 · 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 41 min
Composed: 1841
Era: Early Romantic

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Second of the eight quartets in Molique's own numbering; the longest of the recorded set; not on IMSLP

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