String Quartet No. 3 in G major, Op. 34

Robert Volkmann · 1815–1883 · German

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 28 min
Composed: 1856–57
Era: Early Romantic

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Four movements; published by Heckenast in Pest in 1859

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