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String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 4

Boris Lyatoshinsky · 1895–1968 · Ukrainian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 25 min
Composed
1922
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements; recorded with the Op. 21 quartet on Quatuor Tchalik's Ravel-Lyatoshynsky disc

About this work

Composed
1922
Dedicated to
Zh. Vilom Quartet - M.Simkin, A.Staroselsky, A.Svirsky, P.Kutyin
  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Intermezzo. Molto lento
  3. Allegro vivace a leggiero
  4. Allegro molto
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