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String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, Op. 67

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 34 min
Composed
1875
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Brighter than Nos. 1-2; the Agitato third movement gives the viola the melody over muted strings

About this work

Composed
1875
Dedicated to
Th. W. Engelmann (Theodor Wilhelm Engelmann, 1843–1909), an amateur cellist who had hosted Brahms on a visit to Utrecht.
First performed
1876/10/30, Berlin
  1. Vivace
  2. Andante
  3. Agitato (Allegretto non troppo)
  4. Poco Allegretto con Variazioni
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