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String Quartet in D minor, P. 91

Ottorino Respighi · 1879–1936 · Italian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Ernst ist das Leben
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
MinorDramaticLyricalLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 35 min
Composed
1909
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements; a large late-Romantic quartet, first published in 1981

About this work

Composed
1909
  1. Allegro
  2. Lentamenta con tristezza - Molto calmo
  3. Presto
  4. Allegro energico
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