String Quartet No. 3 in D minor, Op. 7

Sergei Taneyev · 1856–1915 · Russian

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 27 min
Composed: 1886 (rev. 1896)
Era: Late Romantic

Notes

Two movements: an Allegro and a theme with variations; dedicated to Rachmaninoff

About this work

Composed: 1886, revised 1896
Dedicated to: Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)

Allegro ()
Tema con Variazioni. Andante grazioso

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