← Chamber music
4

Weihegesang, Op. 65

Friedrich Grützmacher · 1832–1903 · German
For 4 cellos
Also known as Hymnus, Op. 65 · Consecration Hymn
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the cello 1 part
MajorSlowLyricalTenderLesser-known

Listen

Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Cello 1
Form
Short piece
Length
About 4 min
Composed
1885
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

For four cellos; also published for cello with piano, organ or harmonium

About this work

Dedicated to
Anna Benckel von Donnersmarck

A step before · level 3

String quartet4 cellos
5 min
MajorSlowLesser-known
3balanced
String Quartet in D major, SC 50
Giacomo Puccini
2 violins, viola, cello
String quartet2 violins, viola, cello
8 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
3violin 1
Barcarolle in B-flat major
Josef Suk
2 violins, viola, cello
String quartet2 violins, viola, cello
3 min
MajorSlowLesser-known
3violin 1
Crisantemi
Giacomo Puccini
2 violins, viola, cello
String quartet2 violins, viola, cello
6 min
MinorSlowWell-known
3violin 1

A step after · level 5

Thema con variazioni in B-flat major, H 269
Zdeněk Fibich
2 violins, viola, cello
String quartet2 violins, viola, cello
12 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
5violin 1
Amazing Grace
Jennifer Higdon
2 violins, viola, cello
String quartet2 violins, viola, cello
5 min
MajorSlowLesser-known
5violin 1
String Quartet in B-flat major, TH 110
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2 violins, viola, cello
String quartet2 violins, viola, cello
13 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
5violin 1
String quartet2 violins, viola, cello
23 min
MajorLyricalWell-known
5violin 1