String Quartet in G major, Op. 2 No. 1

Franz Asplmayr · 1728–1786 · Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Quatuor concertant, Op. 2 No. 1

Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 16 min
Composed: 1769
Era: Classical

Notes

Four movements with a minuet; first printed as Six Quatuors concertants (Huberty, Paris)

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