String Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major

Johannes Bernardus van Bree · 1801–1857 · Dutch

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 28 min
Composed: 1840
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

Dutch Romantic quartet in four movements; first violin leads

About this work

Dedicated to: Bernhard Molique (1802–1869)

Allegro ma non troppo
Scherzo
Adagio
Allegro vivace

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