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Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Nationality:
Austrian
Born: September 13, 1874, Vienna Died: July 13, 1951, Los Angeles (age 76)
String Quartet No. 1 in d minor, Op. 7
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 12:26 | Nicht zu rasch | ||
| 11:37 | Kräftig (nicht zu rasch) | ||
| 12:03 | Mässig, langsame Viertel | ||
| 9:01 | Mässig, heiter |
Duration: 46 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1904-1905 (age 29-31)
Premiere:
February 5, 1907. Wien, Bösendorfer-Saal; Rosé-Quartett
Published:
1907-1908, 1907, score, 1908, parts, Berlin: Verlag Dreililien (age 32-34)
Note: 1 movement in 4 sections
11 recordings,
38 videos
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Telegraph Quartet
Nicht zu rasch
12:53
Telegraph Quartet
Kräftig (nicht zu rasch)
11:21
Telegraph Quartet
Mässig, langsame Viertel
8:09
Telegraph Quartet
Mässig, heiter
12:41
Schoenberg Quartet
Nicht zu rasch
11:58
Schoenberg Quartet
Kräftig (nicht zu rasch)
12:13
Schoenberg Quartet
Mässig, langsame Viertel
8:26
Schoenberg Quartet
Mässig, heiter
13:37
New Vienna Quartet
Nicht zu rasch
11:55
New Vienna Quartet
Kräftig (nicht zu rasch)
12:13
New Vienna Quartet
Mässig, langsame Viertel
8:36
New Vienna Quartet
Mässig, heiter
12:02
LaSalle Quartet
Nicht zu rasch
11:49
LaSalle Quartet
Kräftig (nicht zu rasch)
11:53
LaSalle Quartet
Mässig, langsame Viertel
7:26
LaSalle Quartet
Mässig, heiter
11:30
Juilliard String Quartet
Nicht zu rasch
11:06
Juilliard String Quartet
Kräftig (nicht zu rasch)
11:47
Juilliard String Quartet
Mässig, langsame Viertel
7:50
Juilliard String Quartet
Mässig, heiter
13:44
Gringolts Quartet
Nicht zu rasch
12:16
Gringolts Quartet
Kräftig (nicht zu rasch)
12:15
Gringolts Quartet
Mässig, langsame Viertel
8:50
Gringolts Quartet
Mässig, heiter
13:41
Asasello Quartet
Nicht zu rasch
12:36
Asasello Quartet
Kräftig (nicht zu rasch)
13:21
Asasello Quartet
Mässig, langsame Viertel
8:18
Asasello Quartet
Mässig, heiter
45:52
Zemlinsky Quartet
12:51
Diotima Quartet
Nicht zu rasch
12:18
Diotima Quartet
Kräftig (nicht zu rasch)
12:38
Diotima Quartet
Mässig, langsame Viertel
8:47
Diotima Quartet
Mässig, heiter
6:39
Kolisch Quartet
Nicht zu rasch
4:47
Kolisch Quartet
Kräftig (nicht zu rasch)
10:40
Kolisch Quartet
Mässig, langsame Viertel
21:23
Kolisch Quartet
Mässig, heiter
42:26
Kohon Quartet
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glossary
- 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
- fugue, fuga, fuge [G], fuguette, fugen [G,pl]—a contrapuntal procedure (form) involving a musical subject (theme) that is successively imitated by multiple overlapping voices. There is a vast canon of rules (concepts) for creating elaborate and diverse fugues with an infinite variety of character based on fairly specific parameters. Fugues (or partial fugato) are found throughout classical music from the late Renaissance to the present.
- heiter [G]—calm, serene, cheerful, clear, bright
- Kraft, mit Kraft, kräftig, kraftvoll—forcefully, vigorously
- mässig [G], mäßig. maessig—moderate, moderately
- nicht—not
- 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
- 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
- rasch—quick
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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.
Explore the string quartet.