String Quartet No. 1 in G major, Op. 17 No. 1

Anton Rubinstein · 1829–1894 · 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 32 min
Composed: 1855
Era: Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements; first of the three quartets of Op. 17

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