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String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 4

Leó Weiner · 1885–1960 · Hungarian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
MajorLyricalHeroicLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 28 min
Composed
1906
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements; first of his three numbered quartets

About this work

Composed
1906
Dedicated to
Baron Adolf Kohner (1866–1937)
  1. Allegro
  2. Allegretto vivo e grazioso
  3. Andante espressivo
  4. Allegro molto vivace
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