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String Quartet No. 2 in A major

Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga · 1806–1826 · Spanish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
MajorLyricalPlayfulLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 23 min
Composed
1823
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Slow movement is a theme with five variations; Scherzo-and-Trio third movement

About this work

Composed
1823 ca.
Dedicated to
son Pere (his father)
  1. Allegro con brio
  2. Andante (theme, 5 variations, coda)
  3. Menuetto. Scherzo and Trio
  4. Andante Allegro
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