String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10

Wolfgang Rihm · 1952–2024 · German

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: Short piece
Length: About 9 min
Composed: 1970
Era: Contemporary

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Compact quartet from the same year as No. 1

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