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String Quartet No. 5 in G major, Op. 31

Karl Weigl · 1881–1949 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Streichquartett im leichten Stil
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 25 min
Composed
1933
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements in a deliberately lighter style; dedicated to the Busch Quartet

About this work

Composed
1933
Dedicated to
Dem Busch-Quartett in dankbarer Verehrung
First performed
1934 November 23, Busch Quartet, Vienna, Konzerthaus (Mittler Saal)
  1. Sehr ruhig (Moderato)
  2. Allegro molto (in C)
  3. Larghetto (in E)
  4. Allegro comodo
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