String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 51

Friedrich Gernsheim · 1839–1916 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 30 min
Composed: 1885
Era: Late Romantic

Notes

Dedicated to Joachim; the finale is a theme with variations

About this work

Composed: 1885
Dedicated to: Joseph Joachim
First performed: 1886 January 12, Cologne

Allegro
Allegretto scherzando - Molto vivace e giocoso - Tempo I
Andante molto cantabile
Tema con Variazioni. Moderato.

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