Alexis de Castillon (1838-1873)
Nationality:
French
Born: December 13, 1838, Chartres Died: March 5, 1873, Paris (age 34)
Piano Quartet in g minor, Op. 7
(for violin, viola, cello and piano)
| 9:41 | I. | Larghetto - Allegro deciso | |
| 6:51 | II. | Scherzando | |
| 7:44 | III. | Larghetto, quasi marcia religiosa | |
| 5:04 | IV. | Finale. Allegro |
Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
c. 1869 (age 30-31)
Published:
1871 (age 32-33)
1 recording,
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9:41
Quatuor Kandinsky
I.
Larghetto - Allegro deciso
6:51
Quatuor Kandinsky
II.
Scherzando
7:44
Quatuor Kandinsky
III.
Larghetto, quasi marcia religiosa
5:04
Quatuor Kandinsky
IV.
Finale. Allegro
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César Franck (1822-1890)
Teacher
Nationality:
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Belgian
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Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Friend/Colleague
Nationality:
French
Born: October 9, 1835, Paris Died: December 16, 1921, Algiers (age 86)
glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- 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
- deciso [It]—decisive, bold, forceful
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- larghetto—slow, but a bit faster than largo
- marcia [I], alla marcia, marche [F], Marsch [G], march [E], marciale, marziale—march, in the manner of a march, e.g. duple meter at a moderate but deliberate pace in a manner which may be proud, grand, like a parade or a show of military bravado.
- opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
- piano quartet, Klavierquartett [G], Quatuor avec piano [F]—a ensemble (work) comprising violin, viola, cello and piano. Most of the great Classical and Romantic composers produced one or more works for this combination of which many are masterworks of chamber music.
- 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
- quasi—almost, almost like, as if
- scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio