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String Trio No. 2

Paul Hindemith · 1895–1963 · German
For violin, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
LyricalDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String trio
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 24 min
Composed
1933
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements; the last alternates slow and fast sections

About this work

Composed
1933
First performed
17 March 1933 in Antwerp; Szymon Goldberg (violin), Paul Hindemith (viola), Emanuel Feuermann (cello)
  1. Mäßig schnell ()
  2. Lebhaft ()
  3. Langsam () - Schnelle Halbe - Äußerst lebhaft
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