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String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 35

Anton Arensky · 1861–1906 · Russian
For violin, viola, 2 cellos
Also known as Quatuor pour violon, alto et deux violoncelles
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
MinorLyricalDramaticWell-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 28 min
Composed
1894
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Violin, viola and two cellos; middle movement is Variations on a theme of Tchaikovsky

About this work

Composed
1894
Dedicated to
To the memory of Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  1. Moderato ()
  2. Variations sur un thême de P. Tschaikowsky. Moderato
  3. Finale. Andante sostenuto - Allegro moderato
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