Alexander Borodin's second work of this type has a third movement "Nocturne" and is in D major.
Alexander Borodin's second work of this type has a third movement "Nocturne" and is in D major. Beethoven's Grosse Fugue was written for this ensemble. One of these by the man who is credited with inventing their form includes the melody of "Deutschland Uber Alles" and is called the "Emperor." Franz Schubert wrote one that has a movement of variations on his song (*) "Death and the Maiden." The four movement works named for these ensembles were written with lots of plucking by Bartok, and Haydn "fathered" them. For 10 points, name this ensemble of a cello, a viola, and two violins.
Alexander Borodin's second work of this type has a third movement "Nocturne" and is in D major.
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