String Quartet No. 2, Op. 57

Charles Koechlin · 1867–1950 · French

For 2 violins, viola, cello

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 31 min
Composed: 1915–16
Era: Late Romantic

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Four movements: Adagio, Scherzo, Quasi adagio and Finale

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