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String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 5

Sergei Taneyev · 1856–1915 · Russian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 37 min
Composed
1894–95
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements; dedicated to Jan Hřímalý

About this work

Composed
1894–95
Dedicated to
Jan Hřímalý
First performed
1895 November
  1. Allegro
  2. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
  3. Adagio espressivo
  4. Finale. Allegro vigorosamente
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