String Quartet in E minor

Niels Gade · 1817–1890 · Danish

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 26 min
Composed: 1877 (rev. 1889)
Era: Early Romantic

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Five movements on the BIS recording; revised by the composer in 1889

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