Carl Czerny

Carl Czerny (1791-1857)

Nationality: Austrian
Born: February 21, 1791, Vienna Died: July 15, 1857, Vienna (age 66)
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String Quartet in d minor

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
12:07 I. Allegro moderato
4:52 II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
7:29 III. Adagio
6:59 IV. Finale. Allegro non troppo
Duration: 32 minutes (approximately)
2 recordings, 8 videos
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12:20
St. Lawrence String Quartet
I. Allegro moderato
5:06
St. Lawrence String Quartet
II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
8:04
St. Lawrence String Quartet
III. Adagio
6:23
St. Lawrence String Quartet
IV. Finale. Allegro non troppo
11:54
Sheridan Ensemble
I. Allegro moderato
4:37
Sheridan Ensemble
II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
6:53
Sheridan Ensemble
III. Adagio
7:34
Sheridan Ensemble
IV. Finale. Allegro non troppo

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Nationality: German
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Johann Hummel
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Teacher
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Born: January 23, 1752, Rome Died: March 10, 1832, Evesham, England (age 80)
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Student
Nationality: Hungarian
Born: October 22, 1811, Raiding Died: July 31, 1886, Bayreuth (age 74)

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
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • 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
  • scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
  • 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.
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  • 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