Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)
Nationality:
Czech
|
Bohemian
Born: December 8, 1890, Polička, Bohemia Died: August 28, 1959, Liestal, Switzerland (age 68)
String Quartet No. 5, H. 268
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 6:04 | I. | Allegro non troppo | |
| 6:40 | II. | Adagio | |
| 5:29 | III. | Allegro vivo | |
| 8:35 | IV. | Lento - Allegro |
Duration: 22 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1938 (age 47-48)
4 recordings,
13 videos
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5:48
Kocian Quartet
I.
Allegro non troppo
6:44
Kocian Quartet
II.
Adagio
5:14
Kocian Quartet
III.
Allegro vivo
8:50
Kocian Quartet
IV.
Lento - Allegro
6:22
Panocha Quartet
I.
Allegro non troppo
6:52
Panocha Quartet
II.
Adagio
5:36
Panocha Quartet
III.
Allegro vivo
8:23
Panocha Quartet
IV.
Lento - Allegro
6:03
Stamitz Quartet
I.
Allegro non troppo
6:25
Stamitz Quartet
II.
Adagio
5:36
Stamitz Quartet
III.
Allegro vivo
8:31
Stamitz Quartet
IV.
Lento - Allegro
22:38
Sedlacek String Quartet
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glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- 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)
- 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. - troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
- vivo—lively, intense