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String Quartet No. 4, Op. 25

Alexander von Zemlinsky · 1871–1942 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Suite for String Quartet · Zemlinsky Suite
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 26 min
Composed
1936
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Six short movements in suite form, ending in a double fugue

About this work

Composed
1936
Dedicated to
Alban Berg
First performed
1967/04/21
  1. Präludium. Poco adagio
  2. Burleske. Vivace
  3. Adagietto. Adagio
  4. Intermezzo. Allegretto
  5. Thema mit Variationen
  6. Finale. Doppelfuge. Allegro molto, energico
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