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Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Nationality:
German
Born: November 19, 1786, Eutin Died: June 5, 1826, London (age 39)
Piano Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 8, J. 76
(for violin, viola, cello and piano)
| 10:27 | I. | Allegro | |
| 6:32 | II. | Adagio ma non troppo | |
| 2:37 | III. | Menuetto. Allegro | |
| 8:25 | IV. | Finale. Presto |
Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1809 (age 22-23)
Note: Grand quatuor
2 recordings,
8 videos
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10:42
Vadim Sakharov, Gidon Kremer, Veronika Hagen, Clemens Hagen
I.
Allegro
6:22
Vadim Sakharov, Gidon Kremer, Veronika Hagen, Clemens Hagen
II.
Adagio ma non troppo
2:43
Vadim Sakharov, Gidon Kremer, Veronika Hagen, Clemens Hagen
III.
Menuetto. Allegro
8:39
Vadim Sakharov, Gidon Kremer, Veronika Hagen, Clemens Hagen
IV.
Finale. Presto
9:38
Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov, Boris Faust, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt
I.
Allegro
7:00
Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov, Boris Faust, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt
II.
Adagio ma non troppo
2:19
Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov, Boris Faust, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt
III.
Menuetto. Allegro
7:42
Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov, Boris Faust, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt
IV.
Finale. Presto
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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
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- ma—but, however
- minuet, menuet [F], Menuett [G], menuetto [I], minuetto [I]—A graceful, courtly French dance of the Baroque and Classical period with a triple meter and a moderate tempo.It was introduced at the court of Louis XIV. In classical forms such as the symphony or chamber music, the minuet evolved into the more vigorous scherzo.
- 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
- piano quartet, Klavierquartett [G], Quatuor avec piano [F]—a ensemble (work) comprising violin, viola, cello and piano. Most of the great Classical and Romantic composers produced one or more works for this combination of which many are masterworks of chamber music.
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- 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
- 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