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String Quartet No. 2

Hugo Kauder · 1888–1972 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 18 min
Composed
1924
Era
20th century

Notes

Contrapuntal quartet; recorded in the complete set

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