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String Quartet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14

Wilhelm Stenhammar · 1871–1927 · Swedish
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 31 min
Composed
1896
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements; the Scherzo is in C-sharp minor

About this work

Composed
1896
First performed
13 November 1896 November in Stockholm, the Academy of Sciences' auditorium, The Aulin Quartet.
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Andante quasi adagio
  3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (c#)
  4. Finale. Allegro energico e serioso
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