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String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 40

Aleksandr Tcherepnin · 1899–1977 · Russian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
MinorLivelyDramaticVirtuosicLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 12 min
Composed
1927
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements, about 12 minutes

About this work

Dedicated to
à Georges Isarlov
  1. Moderato Allegro Poco meno mosso tranquillo
  2. Larghetto
  3. Allegro moderato
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