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String Quartet No. 3, Op. 11

László Lajtha · 1892–1963 · Hungarian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
FolkDramaticDarkLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 20 min
Composed
1929
Era
20th century

Notes

Five movements; one of ten Lajtha quartets recorded by the Auer Quartet

About this work

Composed
1929
Dedicated to
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
  1. Andante
  2. Allegro
  3. Commodo
  4. Poco lento
  5. Vivo
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