Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Nationality:
Czech
|
Bohemian
Born: September 8, 1841, Nelahozeves, Bohema Died: May 1, 1904, Prague (age 62)
String Quartet No. 4 in e minor, B. 19
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 14:14 | I. | Velmi pohyblivě a rázně. Assai con moto ed energico | |
| 9:07 | II. | Andante religioso | |
| 10:31 | III. | Allegro con brio |
Duration: 34 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
(?) 1870 (age 28-29)
Premiere:
October 8, 1990. Prague. Martinů Quartet
Published:
1868 (age 26-27)
3 recordings,
9 videos
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12:57
Panocha Quartet
I.
Velmi pohyblivě a rázně. Assai con moto ed energico
6:52
Panocha Quartet
II.
Andante religioso
6:52
Panocha Quartet
III.
Allegro con brio
14:56
Stamitz Quartet
I.
Velmi pohyblivě a rázně. Assai con moto ed energico
8:45
Stamitz Quartet
II.
Andante religioso
11:42
Stamitz Quartet
III.
Allegro con brio
14:26
Prague String Quartet
I.
Velmi pohyblivě a rázně. Assai con moto ed energico
10:00
Prague String Quartet
II.
Andante religioso
11:21
Prague String Quartet
III.
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
- assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
- 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
- ed [It]—and
- energico, con energia, énergique [F], avec énergie [F], energisch [G]—with energy, force, vigor and power
- moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
- 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
- religioso [I]—Religiously
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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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