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String Quartet in F minor

Wilhelm Stenhammar · 1871–1927 · Swedish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
MinorDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 21 min
Composed
1897
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Withdrawn by the composer soon after it was written; recorded in the Stenhammar Quartet cycle

About this work

Composed
1897
First performed
1898-2-21 in Stockholm, the Academy of Sciences' auditorium, The Aulin Quartet.
  1. Allegro
  2. Adagio. Con intimissimo sentimento, poco scherzando
  3. Allegro giocoso
  4. Allegretto
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