String Quartet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 11

Josef Suk · 1874–1935 · Czech

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 28 min
Composed: 1896 (rev. 1915)
Era: Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements; dedicated to three members of the Czech Quartet

About this work

Composed: 1896 (rev.1915)
Dedicated to: Karel Hoffmann, Oskar Nedbal and Hanuš Wihan. (Manuscript at Berlin has Otto Lessmann as dedicatee.)
First performed: 1896 November 25

Allegro moderato
Tempo di marcia ()
Adagio ma non troppo
Allegro giocoso

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