String Quartet No. 5 in G major

Josef Bohuslav Foerster · 1859–1951 · Czech

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as String Quartet No. 5 "The Vestec"

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 16 min
Composed: 1950–51
Era: Late Romantic

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Three movements; "The Vestec" on the disc; Foerster's last work (1950-51), no opus number

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