String Quartet No. 2 in C-sharp minor, Op. 36

Hans Pfitzner · 1869–1949 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 36 min
Composed: 1925
Era: Late Romantic

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Pfitzner's second numbered quartet; four movements, recordings run 31-38 minutes; not on IMSLP

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