String Quartet No. 4

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 15 min
Composed: 1927
Era: 20th century

Notes

Five short 'character pieces'; modal; recorded with Nos. 1-4 by the Euclid Quartet

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