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String Quartet No. 2 ("IXXU")

Thomas Larcher · 1963– · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as IXXU
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 14 min
Composed
1998–2004
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Second quartet, recorded by the Rosamunde Quartett

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