String Quartet No. 9 in D minor, Op. 62

Nikolai Myaskovsky · 1881–1950 · Russian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 26 min
Composed: 1943
Era: 20th century

Notes

Three movements; a long Andante appassionato at its centre

About this work

Composed: 1943
Dedicated to: to the 20th anniversary of the Beethoven Quartet
First performed: 30 October 1943 in Moscow; Beethoven Quartet

Allegro inquieto, D minor
Andante appassionato - Allegro misterioso - Tempo I, G minor
Allegro con brio, D major

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