String Quartet No. 4 ("Sinfonías")

Mario Lavista · 1943–2021 · Mexican

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Sinfonías · Cuarteto de cuerdas No. 4

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 17 min
Composed: 1996
Era: Contemporary

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Single movement of about 16 minutes; the longest of the six recorded quartets

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