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String Quartet No. 2 in D major, Op. 35

Vítězslav Novák · 1870–1949 · Czech
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 29 min
Composed
1904–05
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Two movements: a Largo misterioso fugue and a passionate Fantasia; first played in Berlin in 1905

About this work

Composed
1904-5
First performed
10 November 1905; *Herold-Quartett (of Prague); *Berlin
  1. Fuga. Largo misterioso
  2. Fantasia. Allegro passionato ma non troppo presto
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