String Quartet No.2, Op.26, BV 225 (Busoni, Ferruccio)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 movements: Allegro energico Andante con moto Vivace assai Andantino—Allegro con brio
Composition Year	June 1887
Genre Categories	Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 4 players

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I. Allegro energico
*#39936 - 9.88MB, 13 (#1–12) pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 506×⇩ - Rocco

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II. Andante con moto
*#39937 - 5.05MB, 6 (#13–18) pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 280×⇩ - Rocco

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III. Vivace assai
*#39938 - 3.95MB, 5 (#19–23) pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 257×⇩ - Rocco

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IV. Andantino—Allegro con brio
*#39939 - 7.20MB, 9 (#24–32) pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 240×⇩ - Rocco

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Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(1889). Edition Part.-Bibl.1211. Plate 18014
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Work Title	String Quartet No.2, Op.26, BV 225
Alternative. Title
Composer	Busoni, Ferruccio
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	BV 225
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IFB 60
Key	D minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 movements: Allegro energico Andante con moto Vivace assai Andantino—Allegro con brio
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	June 1887
First Performance.	28 January 1888 in Leipzig, Gewandhaus (Petri Quartet)
First Publication.	1889
Dedication	"Seinem lieben Freunde Herrn Hofconcertmeister Henri Petri zugeeignet" (Dedicated to his dear friend Court Concertmaster Henri Petri)
Average DurationAvg. Duration	30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	2 Violins, Viola, Cello

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