Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991)

Nationality: Polish

Born: September 24, 1914, Warsaw Died: October 27, 1991, Twickenham (age 77)

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String Quartet No. 2, Messages

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 20 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1980 (age 65-66)

2 recordings, 2 videos

19:10

Silesian String Quartet

21:23

Tippett Quartet

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Nationality: English | Polish

Born: April 24, 1968, London (age 56)

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
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
string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—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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