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String Quartet No. 1 in G major, Op. 23

Donald Francis Tovey · 1875–1940 · English
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
MajorLyricalHeroicLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 35 min
Composed
1909
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements; the only commercial recording is the Tippett Quartet's (Guild)

About this work

Composed
1909?
  1. Andante pomposa e galante
  2. Pastorale. Allegretto teneramente
  3. Poco adagio sempre sostenuto
  4. Allegro commodo
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