Work: String Quartet No. 2 Composer: Vaughan Williams, Ralph (October 12, 1872 – August 26, 1958) Year(s) of composition: 1944 Year of first publication: 1947 or earlier Performer(s): Maggini Quartet I. Prelude: Allegro appassionato. (0:00) II. Romance: Largo. (3:53) III. Scherzo: Allegro. (13:24) IV. Epilogue: Andante sostenuto. (16:59)