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String Quartet No. 2 in C minor ("Dramático")

Tomás Bretón · 1850–1923 · Spanish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Cuarteto dramático
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 38 min
Composed
1907
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements; recorded by the Cuarteto Bretón in 2025

About this work

Composed
1907
  1. Grave — Allegro
  2. Romanza. Poco adagio
  3. Allegro deciso
  4. Allegro non troppo
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