String Quartet in C major, Op 30 No 1 (Hummel)
from Hummel: String Quartets (CDH55166)
1 Adagio e mesto – Allegro ma non troppo [7'50]
2 Menuetto: Allegro assai [3'00]
3 Adagio e cantabile [8'42]
4 Allegro vivace [5'37]
25 minutes 9 seconds 4 tracks
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