Dmitri Klebanov (1907-1987)

Nationality: Ukrainian | Soviet

Born: July 25, 1907, Khar′kiv Died: June 6, 1987 (age 79)

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String Quartet No. 4

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1946 (age 38-39)

1 recording, 4 videos

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4:08

ARC Ensemble

I. Allegro moderato

5:32

ARC Ensemble

II. Larghetto

3:27

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III. Scherzando

3:43

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IV. Allegro

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Nationality: Russian | Soviet

Born: June 13, 1942, Miass, Ural, Russia Died: July 10, 2012, Hamburg (age 70)

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
larghetto—slow, but a bit faster than largo
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
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
scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
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]—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.