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String Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 14

Robert Volkmann · 1815–1883 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
MinorDramaticLyricalLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 25 min
Composed
1846–47
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Dedicated to the members of the Hellmesberger Quartet of Vienna; four movements

About this work

Composed
1846-7
Dedicated to
The members of the Hellmesberger Quartet: Joseph Hellmesberger Sr., M. Durst, C. Heilsler, and C. Schlesinger
  1. Allegro con spirito - Più mosso
  2. Andante
  3. Scherzo. Allegro molto
  4. Andantino - Allegro energico - Presto
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