String Quintet No. 1 in F major, Op. 85

Charles Villiers Stanford · 1852–1924 · Irish

For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quintet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 28 min
Composed: 1903
Era: Late Romantic

Notes

Three movements; two violas; first of Stanford's two string quintets

About this work

Composed: 1903 April 21, Malvern
First performed: 1904 January 11; St James' Hall; Johann Kruse Kruse Quartet, E(rnest?) Tomlinson (2nd viola)

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