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String Quartet in G major, Op. 70 No. 2

Ferdinand Ries · 1784–1838 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello
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 27 min
Composed
1809
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Four movements with a Scherzo third; dedicated to Prince Radziwill

About this work

Composed
1809, Vienna
Dedicated to
Monseigneur le Prince t=ded Antoni Henryk Radziwill Antoine Radziwil (1775–1833)
  1. Allegro
  2. Andante
  3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
  4. Finale. Allegro molto
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