String Quartet No. 2 (Ligeti)

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György Ligeti's String Quartet No. 2 was composed during 1968 (March to July) and consists of five movements:

  1. Allegro nervoso
  2. Sostenuto, molto calmo
  3. Come un meccanismo di precisione
  4. Presto furioso, brutale, tumultuoso
  5. Allegro con delicatezza

It is approximately 21 minutes in duration. It is dedicated to the LaSalle Quartet who gave its first performance in Baden-Baden on the 14 December 1969.