String Quartet No. 10 in F major, Op. 67 No. 1

Nikolai Myaskovsky · 1881–1950 · Russian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 23 min
Composed: 1907 (rev. 1945)
Era: 20th century

Notes

Four movements; revision of an early quartet, the lighter of the Op. 67 pair

About this work

Composed: 1907/1945

Allegro non troppo, F major, 234 bars
Vivo scherzando, E major, 144 bars
Andante con moto, lagrimabile, A minor, 115 bars
Allegro molto e con brio, F major, 291 bars

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