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Notturno

Luciano Berio · 1925–2003 · Italian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Quartetto III · Notturno (Quartetto 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 22 min
Composed
1993
Era
20th century

Notes

Third numbered quartet; reworked for string orchestra in 1995

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A step before · level 8

String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7, Sz. 40
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String Quartet No. 14 in F-sharp major, Op. 142
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String Quartet No. 15 in E-flat minor, Op. 144
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String Quartet No. 2 in F minor, F. 26
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A step after · level 10

Livre pour quatuor
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String Quartet No. 5, Op. 15
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10balanced
String Quartet No. 10, Op. 80
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2 violins, viola, cello
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20 min
DarkDramaticLesser-known
10balanced
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 87
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2 violins, viola, cello
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12 min
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10balanced