String Quartet No. 2 ("Reigen seliger Geister")

Helmut Lachenmann · 1935– · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Reigen seliger Geister · Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 27 min
Composed: 1989
Era: Contemporary

Notes

Extended techniques and very quiet dynamics throughout; the title means 'Dance of the Blessed Spirits'

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