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String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters”

4 movements

Leoš Janáček · 1928 · G minor · 993 bars · 853 chords analysed

Janáček's love letter to Kamila Stösslová, written in the last year of his life.

A string quartet — two violins, viola and cello — is often called a conversation between four friends. With only four voices, every chord is easy to see and hear, which makes quartets a wonderful way to study harmony.

Keys visited: G minor, C major, C♯ minor, A major, A♭ major, D♭ major, F♯ minor, B minor, G major, C minor, F minor, A♭ minor, F♯ major, E major, B♭ minor, D major, B major, E♭ major, E minor, F major, E♭ minor.