String Quartet No. 2 (Borodin, Aleksandr)
| Title | String Quartet No. 2 |
| Creators | Aleksandr Borodin, composer |
| Opus | — |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1881 |
| First published | 1888 |
| Dedication | Ekaterina Borodina |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro moderato | — | {{half|84}}. D major | 304 |
| Scherzo. Allegro | — | {{halfd|80}}. F major | 299 |
| Notturno. Andante | — | {{quarter|60}}. A major | 180 |
| Finale. Andante - Vivace | quarter = 76 | {{half|108}}. D major | 671 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Allegro moderato (No.1) | piano | — |
| View | Scherzo (No.2) | piano | Samuil Feinberg |
| View | Scherzo (No.2) | piano | Roberto Novegno |
| View | Notturno (No.3) | violin and orchestra | Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov |
| View | Notturno (No.3) | 4 accordions and bass accordion | Paul De Bra |
| View | Notturno (No.3) | cello and piano | Anne Christopherson |
| View | Notturno (No.3) | piano | Samuil Feinberg |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | Complete | Czech National Symphony Orchestra, string quartet | — | 1. Allegro moderato 2. Scherzo. Allegro 3. Notturno. Andante 4. Finale. Andante - Vivace |
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| View | Allegro moderato (No.1) | — | 1. Allegro moderato | ||
| View | Notturno (No.3) | A Far Cry, strings | — | Complete Performance | |
| View | Notturno (No.3) | Professor P, performer | 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | Notturno (No.3) | Professor P, performer | 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) | Synthesized Performance (Abridged) | |
| View | MIDI | Selections | — | 1. Allegro moderato 2. Scherzo |
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| View | Synthesized | Selections | For Piano (Novegno) | 2. Scherzo |
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