String Quartet No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 27

Mieczysław Weinberg · 1919–1996 · Polish-Soviet

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 26 min
Composed: 1945
Era: 20th century

Notes

Five movements; the fourth is an 'Improvisation'

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