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String Quartet No. 11, Op. 34

Ernst Toch · 1887–1964 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 28 min
Composed
1924
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements; dedicated to Egon Wellesz

About this work

Composed
1924
Dedicated to
Egon Wellesz
First performed
1924 July 19, Donaueschinger Musiktage 1924, Amar Quartet *Records of the Donaueschingen Festivals at SWR.DE (German)
  1. Sehr wuchtig (anstürmend) - Zart, fließend (kaum merklich langsamer)
  2. Vivace molto
  3. Adagio
  4. Allegro molto
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