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String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 77, B. 49
Antonín Dvořák · 1841–1904 · Czech
For 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass
Also known as String Quintet with double bass · String Quintet, Op. 18
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
Listen
- Ensemble
- String quintet
- Hardest part
- Violin 1
- Form
- Full work
- Length
- About 30 min
- Composed
- 1875
- Era
- Late Romantic
Notes
Double bass in place of a second cello; revised in 1888 (formerly Op. 18)
About this work
- Composed
- 1875, revised 1888
- First performed
- 1876/03/18 (first version); 1889/11/25 (second version)
- Allegro con fuoco
- Scherzo. Allegro vivace
- Poco andante
- Finale. Allegro assai
A step before · level 5
String Quintet No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 22
Adolphe Blanc
2 violins, viola, cello, double bass (or cello)
22 min
5violin 1
String Quintet in D major, Op. 11 No. 6, G. 276 ("L'uccelliera")
Luigi Boccherini
2 violins, viola, 2 cellos
21 min
5violin 1
A step after · level 7
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