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String Quartet No. 4 in A minor, Op. 25

Wilhelm Stenhammar · 1871–1927 · Swedish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 33 min
Composed
1904–09
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Dedicated to Sibelius; the finale is a theme with eleven variations (Aria variata)

About this work

Composed
1904-09
Dedicated to
Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)
First performed
1910 March 7, Gothenburg, Aulin Quartet
  1. Allegro ma non troppo
  2. Adagio
  3. Scherzo. Allegro
  4. Aria variata. Andante semplice (Theme, 11 variations and coda)
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