Arthur Bliss (1891-1975)
Nationality:
English
Born: August 2, 1891, London Died: March 27, 1975, London (age 83)
String Quartet No. 2 in f minor, F. 26
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 9:17 | I. | Allegro con spirito | |
| 5:32 | II. | Sostenuto | |
| 5:30 | III. | Vivo e con brio | |
| 10:44 | IV. | Larghetto - Allegro |
Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1950 (age 58-59)
3 recordings,
12 videos
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9:59
Maggini Quartet
I.
Allegro con spirito
5:25
Maggini Quartet
II.
Sostenuto
5:41
Maggini Quartet
III.
Vivo e con brio
10:23
Maggini Quartet
IV.
Larghetto - Allegro
8:19
Griller Quartet
I.
Allegro con spirito
5:53
Griller Quartet
II.
Sostenuto
4:49
Griller Quartet
III.
Vivo e con brio
11:06
Griller Quartet
IV.
Larghetto - Allegro
9:32
Barbirolli Quartet
I.
Allegro con spirito
5:19
Barbirolli Quartet
II.
Sostenuto
5:59
Barbirolli Quartet
III.
Vivo e con brio
10:43
Barbirolli Quartet
IV.
Larghetto - Allegro
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- 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
- con [I,S]—with
- e [It]—and
- larghetto—slow, but a bit faster than largo
- 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
- sostenuto [I], soutenu [F]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow
- spirito, con spirito, spiritoso, spirituoso—Spirited, lively
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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. - vivo—lively, intense