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String Quartet No. 2 in A minor

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

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 22 min
Composed
1849
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

First performed in 1902; published 1903 (Elkan & Schildknecht)

About this work

Composed
1849
First performed
15 October 1902
  1. Introduzione
  2. Adagio
  3. Scherzo
  4. Finale
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