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String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, H. 15

Arthur Honegger · 1892–1955 · Swiss-French
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
MinorDramaticLyricalLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 27 min
Composed
1917
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements; the central Adagio runs about 13 minutes

About this work

Composed
1917
Dedicated to
To Florent Schmitt
First performed
1919 June 20, Paris; Capelle Quartet
  1. Appassionato (violent et tourmenté. )
  2. Adagio (très lent. )
  3. Allegro (rude et rythmique. ) - Adagio
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