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String Quartet in A minor

Fritz Kreisler · 1875–1962 · Austrian-American
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
MinorLyricalDanceLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 28 min
Composed
1919
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements: Fantasie, Scherzo, Einleitung und Romanze, Finale; first played in New York by the Letz Quartet

About this work

Composed
1919 ?
First performed
26 April 1919 in New York; Letz Quartet
  1. Fantasie
  2. Scherzo. Allegro vivo, con spirito
  3. Einleitung und Romanze
  4. Finale. Allegro molto moderato
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