String Quintet No. 2 in C major, Op. 16

Sergei Taneyev · 1856–1915 · Russian

For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quintet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 45 min
Composed: 1903–04
Era: Late Romantic

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Two violas; four movements, about 45 minutes; dedicated to Mitrofan Belyayev

About this work

Composed: 1903–04
Dedicated to: à la mémoire de Mitrofan Belyayev

Allegro sostenuto ()
Adagio espressivo (E-flat major. )
Allegretto (G major. )
Finale. Vivace e con fuoco (C minor. )

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