String Octet in C minor, Op. 15a

Woldemar Bargiel · 1828–1897 · German

For 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String sextet or larger
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 34 min
Composed: 1849–50
Era: Late Romantic

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Three movements, composed at 21 and published in 1877; often paired with Mendelssohn's Octet

About this work

Composed: 18491850
Dedicated to: Ludvig Norman

Adagio - Allegro appassionato
Andante sostenuto - Allegro - Tempo I
Allegro

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