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String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 22 No. 2

George Enescu · 1881–1955 · Romanian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched
MajorFolkDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 26 min
Composed
1950–51
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements; written in 1950–51 and published in 1956

About this work

Composed
30 June 1950 - 30 January 1951
Dedicated to
à Madame Elisabath [sic] Shurtleff Coolidge (Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge)
First performed
19 October 1956
  1. Molto moderato
  2. Andante molto sostenuto ed espressivo
  3. Allegretto non troppo mosso
  4. Con moto - Molto moderato, energico
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