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String Quartet in C minor, Op. 126 No. 2

Ferdinand Ries · 1784–1838 · 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 22 min
Composed
1815
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Three movements; dedicated to Georg Gerson

About this work

Composed
1813 (no.1), 1817 or earlier (all 3)
Dedicated to
Georg Gerson (1790–1825)
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