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String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 2

Reinhold Glière · 1875–1956 · Russian
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 27 min
Composed
1899
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements including a set of variations as the third

About this work

Composed
1899
Dedicated to
Konstantin Saradzhev (1877–1954)
First performed
1901 January 2, St. Petersburg
  1. Allegro ()
  2. Allegro ()
  3. Variations
  4. Finale: Allegro ()
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