Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942)
Nationality:
Austrian
Born: October 14, 1871, Vienna Died: March 15, 1942, Larchmont, New York (age 70)
String Quartet in e minor
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 9:46 | I. | Allegro moderato | |
| 3:40 | II. | Scherzo. Allegro scherzando - Intermezzo | |
| 6:21 | III. | Andante | |
| 5:36 | IV. | Allegro con brio |
Duration: 26 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
c. 1893 (age 21-22)
Published:
1997
2 recordings,
8 videos
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9:37
Brodsky Quartet
I.
Allegro moderato
3:42
Brodsky Quartet
II.
Scherzo. Allegro scherzando - Intermezzo
6:40
Brodsky Quartet
III.
Andante
5:30
Brodsky Quartet
IV.
Allegro con brio
10:03
Artis Quartett
I.
Allegro moderato
3:35
Artis Quartett
II.
Scherzo. Allegro scherzando - Intermezzo
5:44
Artis Quartett
III.
Andante
5:49
Artis Quartett
IV.
Allegro con brio
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- con [I,S]—with
- intermezzo, intermedio [S], intermède [F], interlude, Entr'acte—music that is "inserted" (or "interpolated) between two musical entities of greater importance (e.g. movements, acts, verses, etc.). Often suggests music of a lighter character, entertaining contrast or even improvisation.
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I], cuarteto [S]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet
- scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
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string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S]—an ensemble as well as music written for that ensemble comprising 2 violins, viola and cello. This is one of the essential genres / forms / ensembles of chamber music and arguably a critical "core" of "classical" music.
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