Atlas
← Chamber music
6

String Quartet No. 8 in D major

Karl Weigl · 1881–1949 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
MajorLyricalDramaticPlayfulLesser-known

Listen

Open on YouTube More recordings
Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 24 min
Composed
1949
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements, about 24 minutes

About this work

Composed
1949
  1. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
  2. Andante
  3. Allegro moderato
  4. Adagio
Score on IMSLP Suggest a correction

A step before · level 5

String Quartet in C major, Op. 20 No. 2, Hob. III:32
Joseph Haydn
2 violins, viola, cello
String quartet2 violins, viola, cello
24 min
MajorLyricalWell-known
5violin 1
String Quartet in F major
Benjamin Britten
2 violins, viola, cello
String quartet2 violins, viola, cello
23 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
5violin 1
String Quartet No. 10 in F major, Op. 67 No. 1
Nikolai Myaskovsky
2 violins, viola, cello
String quartet2 violins, viola, cello
23 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
5violin 1
String Quartet in F major, FS 3k
Carl Nielsen
2 violins, viola, cello
String quartet2 violins, viola, cello
21 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
5balanced

A step after · level 7

String Quartet No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 99
Hans Gál
2 violins, viola, cello
String quartet2 violins, viola, cello
28 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
7violin 1
String Quartet No. 1 in D major
Franco Alfano
2 violins, viola, cello
String quartet2 violins, viola, cello
33 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
7balanced
String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 39
Kurt Atterberg
2 violins, viola, cello
String quartet2 violins, viola, cello
30 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
7violin 1
String Quartet No. 1 in G major, GP 199
Arnold Bax
2 violins, viola, cello
String quartet2 violins, viola, cello
24 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
7violin 1