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Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Nationality:
Hungarian
Born: March 25, 1881, Nagyszentmiklós, Hungary Died: September 26, 1945, New York City, NY (age 64)
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7, BB 52 Sz. 40
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 9:13 | I. | Lento | |
| 9:11 | II. | Allegretto [Poco a poco accelerando all'allegretto] | |
| 11:18 | III. | Introduzione. Allegro - Allegro vivace |
Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1908-1909 (age 26-28)
Premiere:
March 19, 1910. Budapest: Waldbauer-Kerpely Quartet
Published:
1911, Budapest: Rozsavölgyi es Tarsa (age 29-30)
8 recordings,
21 videos
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9:02
Takács Quartet
I.
Lento
8:23
Takács Quartet
II.
Allegretto [Poco a poco accelerando all'allegretto]
1:39
Takács Quartet
III.
Introduzione. Allegro - Allegro vivace
(part 1 of 2)
10:22
Takács Quartet
III.
Introduzione. Allegro - Allegro vivace
(part 2 of 2)
9:27
Guarneri Quartet
I.
Lento
8:39
Guarneri Quartet
II.
Allegretto [Poco a poco accelerando all'allegretto]
12:12
Guarneri Quartet
III.
Introduzione. Allegro - Allegro vivace
9:06
Belcea Quartet
I.
Lento
11:07
Belcea Quartet
II.
Allegretto [Poco a poco accelerando all'allegretto]
10:45
Belcea Quartet
III.
Introduzione. Allegro - Allegro vivace
9:54
Novák Quartet
I.
Lento
9:09
Novák Quartet
II.
Allegretto [Poco a poco accelerando all'allegretto]
12:27
Novák Quartet
III.
Introduzione. Allegro - Allegro vivace
9:10
Keller Quartet
I.
Lento
8:45
Keller Quartet
II.
Allegretto [Poco a poco accelerando all'allegretto]
11:18
Keller Quartet
III.
Introduzione. Allegro - Allegro vivace
29:46
Juilliard String Quartet
31:06
Hungarian String Quartet (complete)
9:22
Alban Berg Quartet
I.
Lento
10:30
Alban Berg Quartet
II.
Allegretto [Poco a poco accelerando all'allegretto]
10:12
Alban Berg Quartet
III.
Introduzione. Allegro - Allegro vivace
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glossary
- accelerando—accelerating, becoming faster
- alla [I], all', à la [F]—to the, in the manner of
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- attacca [I]—to continue from the current movement to the next without a break or pause. From the Italian "to attach"
- 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
- fugato [I]—in the manner of a fugue; typically implies a partial fugue of brief duration as a section within an larger context such as a sonata
- introduzione—introduction
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- 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
- poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
- 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
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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. - vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro