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String Quartet No. 1 in G minor

Franz Berwald · 1796–1868 · Swedish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
MinorDramaticLyricalLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 33 min
Composed
1818
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Earliest of the three quartets, written at 22 (dated 27 September 1818 on IMSLP)

About this work

Composed
27 September 1818
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Poco adagio
  3. Scherzo
  4. Allegretto
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