Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)
Nationality:
Russian
|
Soviet
Born: November 24, 1934, Engels Died: August 3, 1998, Hamburg (age 63)
String Quartet No. 3
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 5:29 | I. | Andante | |
| 6:45 | II. | Agitato | |
| 7:52 | III. | Pesante |
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1983 (age 48-49)
3 recordings,
9 videos
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5:57
Borodin Quartet
I.
Andante
8:13
Borodin Quartet
II.
Agitato
8:27
Borodin Quartet
III.
Pesante
4:52
Kapralova Quartet
I.
Andante
5:36
Kapralova Quartet
II.
Agitato
8:01
Kapralova Quartet
III.
Pesante
5:25
Molinari Quartet
I.
Andante
7:25
Molinari Quartet
II.
Agitato
7:20
Molinari Quartet
III.
Pesante
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glossary
- agitato, agité [F]—agitated, restless, excited
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- 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
- pesante, pesantemente, con pesantezza, pesant, pesamment, pesado—heavy, slow, deliberate, weighty, ponderous
- 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
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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.
Explore the string quartet.