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String Quartet No. 2 in G major

Franz Schmidt · 1874–1939 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
MajorLyricalDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 38 min
Composed
1929
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements, about 38 minutes

About this work

Composed
1929
Dedicated to
Arnold Rosé
First performed
22 March 1930, Rosé Quartet
  1. Molto tranquillo
  2. Adagio in E-flat major
  3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace in A-flat major
  4. Allegro
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