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String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 42

Władysław Żeleński · 1837–1921 · Polish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
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 35 min
Composed
1891
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements, about 35 minutes

About this work

Dedicated to
Herrn Professor Dr (Josef) Joseph Joachim
  1. Allegro con brio
  2. Intermezzo. Allegro non troppo e scherzando (in D minor)
  3. Molto cantabile (in F major)
  4. Allegro molto vivace
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