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String Quartet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 5

Ludolf Nielsen · 1876–1939 · Danish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
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 31 min
Composed
1903–04
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements; by Ludolf Nielsen, not Carl, whose F-minor quartet is also Op. 5

About this work

Composed
19031904
First performed
1905, by the Bjřrvig Quartet?, or earlier.
  1. Lento maestoso - Allegro moderato
  2. Scherzo: Allegro amabile
  3. Andante lento
  4. Andante maestoso - Allegro moderato energico - Vivo - Allegro vivace
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