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String Quartet No. 3 in G major, Op. 26 ("Quatuor slave")

Alexander Glazunov · 1865–1936 · Russian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Slavonic Quartet
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 28 min
Composed
1886–88
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Russian folk-flavoured; includes an Interlude and an Alla mazurka

About this work

Composed
1888
Dedicated to
Nikolay Artsybushev
  1. Moderato ()
  2. Interlude. Moderato ()
  3. Alla mazurka. Allegretto ()
  4. Une fête Slave. Allegro moderato ()
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