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String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2

Johannes Brahms · 1833–1897 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 33 min
Composed
1873
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Companion to Op. 51 No. 1, dedicated to Theodor Billroth; lyrical A minor with a minuet-like third movement

About this work

Composed
1873
Dedicated to
Theodor Billroth
  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Andante moderato
  3. Quasi Minuetto, moderato
  4. Finale. Allegro non assai
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