String Quartet in D minor

Maurice Delage · 1879–1961 · French

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Quatuor à cordes en ré mineur

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 55 min
Composed: 1949
Era: 20th century

Notes

Four long movements; dedicated to Ida Rubinstein in memory of Ravel

About this work

Dedicated to: pour Ida Rubinstein à la mémoire de Maurice Ravel
First performed: 1949

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