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String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, Op. 44

Henri Vieuxtemps · 1820–1881 · Belgian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
MinorLyricalVirtuosicLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 37 min
Composed
1871
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Late quartet by the violin virtuoso; four movements

About this work

Dedicated to
Monsieur de Rémusat
  1. Allegro con brio
  2. Adagio molto espressivo
  3. Scherzo. Vivace
  4. Finale. Allegro
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