String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15

Alexander von Zemlinsky · 1871–1942 · Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Second Quartet

Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 42 min
Composed: 1913
Era: Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements, the finale (Andante-Allegro) the longest; about 42 minutes

About this work

Composed: 1913-15
First performed: 1918 in Vienna

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