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Ansikte mot ansikte

Massimo Di Gesu · 1970– · Italian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Face to Face
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
PlayfulDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 8 min
Composed
1995–2001
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Three short movements (Enjambement, Rhyme, Fragment); played by the La Scala String Quartet in Milan and Pesaro

About this work

Composed
1995-2001
First performed
2001
  1. Enjambement (Sensuous)
  2. Rhyme (Hypnotic)
  3. Fragment (Ansiogeno)
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