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String Quartet No. 6 in E minor, Op. 173

Franz Paul Lachner · 1803–1890 · 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 33 min
Composed
1849
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Sixth and last quartet; Schott print c. 1876; recorded by the Rodin Quartet (Amati)

About this work

Composed
1849
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Adagio non troppo
  3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
  4. Finale. Allegretto - Allegro - Presto
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