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String Quartet No. 1

Heinz Holliger · 1939– · Swiss
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Streichquartett (1973)
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
1973
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Holliger's first string quartet, from 1973

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A step before · level 8

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