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String Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 26

Erich Wolfgang Korngold · 1897–1957 · Austrian-American
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 22 min
Composed
1933
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements; the shortest of the three quartets

About this work

Composed
1933
First performed
1934
  1. Allegro ()
  2. Intermezzo: Allegretto con moto ()
  3. Larghetto: Lento ()
  4. Waltz (Finale): Tempo di Valse ()
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