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String Quartet No. 15 in E-flat minor, Op. 144

Dmitri Shostakovich · 1906–1975 · Russian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
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 37 min
Composed
1974
Era
20th century

Notes

Six slow movements, all marked Adagio, played without a break; his last quartet

About this work

Composed
1974
First performed
1974/11/15
  1. Elegy: Adagio
  2. Serenade: Adagio
  3. Intermezzo: Adagio
  4. Nocturne: Adagio
  5. Funeral march: Adagio molto
  6. Epilogue: Adagio
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