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Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
Nationality:
French
Born: September 4, 1892, Marseilles Died: June 22, 1974, Geneva (age 81)
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 16
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 5:47 | I. | Modérément animé - Très animé | |
| 5:56 | II. | Très lent | |
| 3:28 | III. | Très vif | |
| 5:16 | IV. | Souple et sans hâte - Assez animé et gracieux | |
| 6:06 | V. | Très rythmé |
Duration: 27 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1914-1915 (age 21-23)
Published:
1920 (age 27-28)
Dedication: Léo Latil
4 recordings,
16 videos
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5:30
Quatuor Parisii
I.
Modérément animé - Très animé
5:29
Quatuor Parisii
II.
Très lent
3:16
Quatuor Parisii
III.
Très vif
5:10
Quatuor Parisii
IV.
Souple et sans hâte - Assez animé et gracieux
6:10
Quatuor Parisii
V.
Très rythmé
5:38
Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet
I.
Modérément animé - Très animé
5:41
Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet
II.
Très lent
3:16
Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet
III.
Très vif
4:59
Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet
IV.
Souple et sans hâte - Assez animé et gracieux
5:38
Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet
V.
Très rythmé
6:14
Arriaga Quartet
I.
Modérément animé - Très animé
6:37
Arriaga Quartet
II.
Très lent
3:51
Arriaga Quartet
III.
Très vif
5:38
Arriaga Quartet
IV.
Souple et sans hâte - Assez animé et gracieux
6:30
Arriaga Quartet
V.
Très rythmé
25:33
Quatuor Parisii (complete)
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glossary
- animato, animé [Fr]—lively; animated
- assez [Fr]—quite, enough, fairly
- 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
- et [Fr]—and
- gracieux [F], gracieuse, gracieusement—graceful, gracefully
- hâte [F], sans hâte—haste; without haste
- 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
- 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
- sans [F]—without
- souple [Fr], souplement, avec souplesse—Flexible, smooth
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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. - très [Fr]—very
- vif [Fr]—lively, animated