| Work Title
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String Quartet No.2 in B minor
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| Alternative. Title
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Preis-Quartett
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| Composer
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Weber, Joseph Miroslav
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IJW 2
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| Key
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B minor
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 movements:
- I. Allegretto
- II. Minuetto moderato
- III. Comodo
- IV. Allegro furioso
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1891
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| First Performance.
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1892/04/27 (New System), St. Petersburg, Russia
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| First Publication.
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1892 – Copenhagen/Leipzig: Wilhelm Hansen
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| Dedication
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Ernst Ludwig Grand Duke of Hesse, Grossherzog von Hessen und bei Rhein etc.
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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23 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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| Extra Information
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First movement only played (Urtheilspruch) and awarded first prize in a competition by Tchaikovsky, Napravnik, Rimsky-Korsakov and Laroche March 1892. Quartet premiered April 1892. Was performed in Boston ("first performance in America") November 21 1893 by the Adamowski Quartet.
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