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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. 2, Op. 17, Sz. 67
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 10:13 | I. | Moderato | |
| 7:45 | II. | Allegro molto capriccioso | |
| 8:50 | III. | Lento |
Duration: 26 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1914-1917, In Rákoskeresztúr, Hungary (age 32-36)
Premiere:
March 3, 1918. Budapest, Waldbauer-Kerpely Quartet
Published:
1920, Vienna: Universal Edition (age 38-39)
Dedication: To the Waldbauer-Kerpely Quartet (Quatuor Hongrois Waldbauer)
7 recordings,
19 videos
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10:22
Takács Quartet
I.
Moderato
7:54
Takács Quartet
II.
Allegro molto capriccioso
8:34
Takács Quartet
III.
Lento
10:06
Belcea Quartet
I.
Moderato
7:47
Belcea Quartet
II.
Allegro molto capriccioso
8:33
Belcea Quartet
III.
Lento
10:35
Novák Quartet
I.
Moderato
7:56
Novák Quartet
II.
Allegro molto capriccioso
8:47
Novák Quartet
III.
Lento
27:20
Hungarian String Quartet (complete)
10:09
Emerson (score)
I.
Moderato
7:14
Emerson (score)
II.
Allegro molto capriccioso
9:27
Emerson (score)
III.
Lento
9:40
Alban Berg Quartet
I.
Moderato
7:39
Alban Berg Quartet
II.
Allegro molto capriccioso
7:42
Alban Berg Quartet
III.
Lento
9:22
Accord Quartet
I.
Moderato
7:21
Accord Quartet
II.
Allegro molto capriccioso
8:52
Accord Quartet
III.
Lento
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- capriccio, caprice, capriccioso, capricieux, capricieuse—a short character piece, typically in a humorous, fanciful, or playful manner. The concept juxtaposes the improvisatory free-form fantasy against the more formal, "serious" and logically "worked-out" sonata forms.Within a caprice, the range of expression may well include the serious and dark as well as demanding extraordinary technical skills such as a prelude or etude.
- 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
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- 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
- molto [It]—very much
- 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
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string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S]—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.