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String Quartet No. 3 in D minor, Op. 74

Max Reger · 1873–1916 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched
MinorDramaticDarkLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 52 min
Composed
1903–04
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Over 50 minutes; scherzo with an Adagio interruption and a rondo finale

About this work

Composed
1903-04
Dedicated to
Theodore von Gosen (sculptor, 1873–1943)
  1. Allegro agitato e vivace
  2. Scherzo: Vivace - Adagio
  3. Andante sostenuto e semplice
  4. Finale: Rondo: Allegro con spirito e vivace
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