String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 No. 1

Nikolai Myaskovsky · 1881–1950 · Russian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 29 min
Composed: 1929–30
Era: 20th century

Notes

Four movements; the first of the four Op. 33 quartets, with a Poco rubato first movement

About this work

Composed: 1930
First performed: 1934 March, Quartet of the Composer's Union

Poco rubato (ma allegro) ed agitato - Allegro non troppo
Allegro tenebroso
Andante sostenuto
Assai allegro (quasi Presto)

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