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String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 54 No. 1

Max Reger · 1873–1916 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
MinorDramaticDarkVirtuosicLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 25 min
Composed
1900
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements ending in a Prestissimo; dedicated to Otto Spitzweg

About this work

Composed
1900
Dedicated to
Otto Spitzweg
  1. Allegro agitato
  2. Vivace assai
  3. Largo mesto
  4. Prestissimo assai
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