String Quartet No. 12 in G-sharp minor

Julius Röntgen · 1855–1932 · Dutch-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 19 min
Composed: —
Era: Late Romantic

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Short Vivace second movement (under two minutes); recorded by the Zilliacus Quartet

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