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String Quartet in F minor, WoO 48

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 34 min
Composed: 1833
Era: Early Romantic

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Four movements written at Naples in 1833; first published in 2003

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