String Quartet in C major, Op. 14 No. 1

Johann Anton André · 1775–1842 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 26 min
Composed: c. 1802
Era: Classical

Notes

Four movements; the first of three quartets, recorded by the Polish String Quartet Berlin

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Dedicated to: M. P. Bernard

Allegro brioso
Andante moderato
Menuetto. Allegro scherzoso, ma brioso
Rondo. Allegretto vivace

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