Dmitri Klebanov

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. 6

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
11:39 I. Allegro con dolce maniera
6:17 II. Andante. Tempo rubato
6:35 III. Allegro
4:55 IV. Larghetto quasi andante
Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1968 (age 60-61)
1 recording, 4 videos
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11:39
Lysenko String Quartet
I. Allegro con dolce maniera
6:17
Lysenko String Quartet
II. Andante. Tempo rubato
6:35
Lysenko String Quartet
III. Allegro
4:55
Lysenko String Quartet
IV. Larghetto quasi andante

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

glossary

  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
  • 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
  • dolce, dolcemente—sweet, gentle; sweetly, gently
  • larghetto—slow, but a bit faster than largo
  • 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
  • quasi—almost, almost like, as if
  • rubato—to artfully distort the rhythmic flow for expressive emphasis by slowing (speeding) the tempo around certain points of articulation. Meaning "robbed" time suggesting that a slowing must be balanced by a speeding up
  • 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.
  • tempo, tempi [pl]—speed or pace at which music progresses. Traditional classic music typically uses standard Italian words to designate the tempo, e.g. Allegro or adagio. Metronome markings provide precise numerical speeds. Tempo selection during performance is a complex artistic choice informed by composer's markings, performance tradition, technical limitations and interpretation.