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String Quartet in A major, Op. 2, TrV 95

Richard Strauss · 1864–1949 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 30 min
Composed
1879–80
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Student work written at 16; dedicated to Benno Walter

About this work

Dedicated to
Benno Walter, Michael Steiger, Anton Thoms, Hanuš Wihan
First performed
1881 March 16 (by its dedicatees)
  1. Allegro ()
  2. Scherzo. Allegro molto ()
  3. Andante cantabile, molto espressivo ()
  4. Allegro vivace ()
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