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String Quartet No. 2, WV 77

Erwin Schulhoff · 1894–1942 · 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 19 min
Composed
1925
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements, the second a theme with variations (Tema con variazioni)

About this work

Composed
29 July 1925
Dedicated to
...à mes amis, le Quatuor Roth à Paris: Roth, Antal, Molnar et van Doorn
First performed
12 November 1925 — Berlin
  1. Allegro agitato
  2. Tema con variazioni. Moderato
  3. Allegro gajo
  4. Finale. Andante quasi introduzione—Allegro molto
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