String Quartet No. 3

Pascal Dusapin · 1955– · French

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Quatuor III

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 20 min
Composed: 1993
Era: Contemporary

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Four movements; recorded twice by the Arditti Quartet

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