String Quintet in A minor, Op. posth.

Max Bruch · 1838–1920 · German

For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello

Also known as String Quintet in A minor

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quintet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 23 min
Composed: 1918
Era: Late Romantic

Notes

Two violas; four movements with a tarantella-style scherzo and a rondo finale; late work of 1918

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