Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Nationality:
Austrian
Born: September 4, 1824, Ansfelden Died: October 11, 1896, Vienna (age 72)
String Quartet in c minor
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 9:18 | I. | Allegro moderato | |
| 6:59 | II. | Andante | |
| 3:23 | III. | Scherzo. Presto | |
| 4:42 | IV. | Rondo. Schnell |
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1862 (age 37-38)
2 recordings,
5 videos
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9:17
Fine Arts Quartet
I.
Allegro moderato
6:58
Fine Arts Quartet
II.
Andante
3:22
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III.
Scherzo. Presto
4:41
Fine Arts Quartet
IV.
Rondo. Schnell
27:23
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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
- 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
- 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
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- rondo—sectional movement form featuring a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes in a variety of plans, a typical one being ABACABA (A is the refrain; B and C are episodes). Often used for finales.
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
- schnell [G], schneller—fast; faster
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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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