Work Title
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String Quartet No.2
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Alternative. Title
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Name Translations
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Quarteto de cordas n.º 2; 弦楽四重奏曲第2番; Quatuor à cordes n° 2 de Tchaïkovski; Струнный квартет № 2; String Quartet No. 2; 2. Streichquartett; Cvartet de coarde nr. 2 (Ceaikovski); Κουαρτέτο εγχόρδων Νο. 2; Quartetto per archi n. 2 (Čajkovskij)
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Name Aliases
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Quarteto de cordas No. 2; Quatuor À Cordes N°2; Quatuor à cordes n° 2; Quatuor a cordes no 2 de Tchaikovski; Quatuor a cordes n° 2 de Tchaikovski; String Quartet No. 2 in F major
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Authorities
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Wikipedia
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Composer
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Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.22, TH 122
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 119
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Key
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F major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 movements:
- Adagio—Moderato assai (F major, 226 bars)
- Scherzo. Allegro giusto (D♭ major, 285 bars)
- Andante ma non tanto (F minor, 211 bars)
- Finale. Allegro con moto (F major, 245 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1874
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First Performance.
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1874-03-22 in Moscow, 2nd RMS quartet concert
- Ferdinand Laub (violin 1), Iosef Hřmalý (violin 2), Yury Gerber (viola), Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (cello).
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First Publication.
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1875-76 - Moscow: P. Jurgenson
- Piano 4 hands, arr. Avramova (1875)
- 4 parts. Plate 2581. (1875)
- Full score. Plate 2580. (1876)
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Dedication
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Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia (1827–1892)
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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36 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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2 violins, viola, cello
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External Links
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Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia article
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