String Quartet in G minor, Op. 42 No. 1

Heinrich von Herzogenberg · 1843–1900 · Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 35 min
Composed: 1884
Era: Late Romantic

Notes

Set dedicated to Brahms; four movements opening Allegro energico

About this work

Dedicated to: Johannes Brahms

Allegro energico
Andantino
Allegro molto
Allegro

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