Barcarolle in B-flat major

Josef Suk · 1874–1935 · Czech

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Short piece
Length: About 3 min
Composed: 1888 (rev. 1923)
Era: Late Romantic

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Andante con moto from Suk's early D-minor quartet (1888); reworked as a separate piece in 1923

About this work

Composed: 1888

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