Elfrida Andrée (1841-1929)

Nationality: Swedish

Born: February 19, 1841, Visby Died: January 11, 1929, Göteborg (age 87)

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Piano Quartet in a minor

(for violin, viola, cello and piano)

Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1870 (age 28-29)

Published: 1999

1 recording, 3 videos

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10:55

Trio Nordica, Thorunn Osk Marinosdottir

I. Allegro molto moderato

6:26

Trio Nordica, Thorunn Osk Marinosdottir

II. Andante con moto

5:58

Trio Nordica, Thorunn Osk Marinosdottir

III. Finale. Allegro moderato

Teacher

Nationality: Danish

Born: February 22, 1817, Copenhagen Died: December 21, 1890, Copenhagen (age 73)

Teacher

Nationality: Swedish

Born: August 28, 1831, Stockholm Died: March 28, 1885, Stockholm (age 53)

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
con [I,S]—with
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
moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
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.
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