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String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 18

Wilhelm Stenhammar · 1871–1927 · Swedish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
MajorLivelyLyricalDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 32 min
Composed
1897–1900
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Dedicated to Louis Glass; the Presto molto agitato returns as the finale

About this work

Composed
1897–1900
Dedicated to
Louis Glass
First performed
1903-4-17 in Stockholm, the Academy of Sciences' auditorium, The Aulin Quartet.
  1. Quasi Andante
  2. Presto molto agitato
  3. Lento sostenuto
  4. Presto molto agitato
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