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String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 14, FS 23

Carl Nielsen · 1865–1931 · Danish
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 30 min
Composed
1897
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements; the third of his numbered quartets

About this work

Composed
1897-98, revised 1899
Dedicated to
Edvard Grieg
First performed
1901 October 4
  1. Allegro con brio
  2. Andante sostenuto
  3. Allegretto pastorale
  4. Finale. Allegro coraggioso
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