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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements |
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| Composition Year | 1921 |
| Genre Categories | Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; |
Live Recording by the Tonus Novus Quartet (Budapest, 2006).
Javascript is required to submit files.| Work Title | String Quartet No.2 |
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| Alternative. Title | II. fisz-moll vonósnégyes |
| Composer | Weiner, Leó |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.13 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ILW 14 |
| Key | F-sharp minor |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements:
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1921 |
| First Publication. | 1923 |
| Dedication | Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 25-27 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| Discography | All Music Guide |
| External Links | *Edition Silvertrust |
Recorded on a Hungaroton CD (Auer Quartet, 1997), runs 26:41; Hungaroton LP (1962 Hungarian Radio recording) released in 1985, Weiner Quartet, 26:59 or so; an earlier LP (1961), same ensemble (or string orchestra recording- unclear?), timing about 26:35 (see description of mp3 issue of this recording) ; so generally fairly consistently about 26 minutes so far (25 for the live recording on YouTube.)
Small full score published in 1924 by Wiener Philharmonischer Verlag. See Monatsbericht (1924), p.53.
