String Quartet No. 2, Op. 26

Alberto Ginastera · 1916–1983 · Argentine

For 2 violins, viola, cello

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 26 min
Composed: 1958 (rev. 1968)
Era: 20th century

Notes

Five movements, from Allegro rustico to Furioso; revised in 1968

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