Composition: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 68 (Cui, César)
| Title | String Quartet No. 2 |
| Alternative title | Deuxième quatuor pour deux violons, alto et violoncelle |
| Creators | César Cui (composer) |
| Opus | Op.68 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1907 |
| Dedication | "A Quatuor de son Altesse le Duc Georges de Mecklenbourg-Strélitz" |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1500 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andantino - Allegretto (♩=♩.) | quarter = 84 | — | — |
| Vivace non troppo in B flat major | dotted quarter = 112 | B flat major | — |
| Andante in F sharp minor - Pochissimo meno mosso - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I | quarter = 80 | F sharp minor | — |
| Allegro non troppo - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I - Tranquillo - Meno mosso - Tempo I - Poco meno mosso - accelerando (to end) | quarter = 108 | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | P. Jurgenson | 1907 | Title page · view I. Andantino—Allegretto · view II. Vivace non troppo · view III. Andante · view IV. Allegro non troppo · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | P. Jurgenson | 1907 | Front and back cover pages for collection of parts · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | P. Jurgenson | 1907 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
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