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Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)

Nationality: Austrian | Moravian
Born: May 29, 1897, Brünn, Austria-Hungary (Brno, Czech Republic) Died: November 29, 1957, Hollywood, CA (age 60)
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String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 16

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
7:44 I. Allegro molto
8:20 II. Adagio quasi fantasia - Langsam, mit großem Ausdruck
5:08 III. Intermezzo. Ziemlich lebhaft, mit Grazie
9:38 IV. Finale. Allegretto amabile e comodo
Duration: 32 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1921-1923 (age 23-26)
Premiere: January 8, 1924. Vienna: Rosé Quartet
Published: 1924, Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne (age 26-27)
Dedication: Rosé Quartet
2 recordings, 7 videos
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8:02
Franz Schubert Quartett
I. Allegro molto
8:58
Franz Schubert Quartett
II. Adagio quasi fantasia - Langsam, mit großem Ausdruck
5:32
Franz Schubert Quartett
III. Intermezzo. Ziemlich lebhaft, mit Grazie
11:07
Franz Schubert Quartett
IV. Finale. Allegretto amabile e comodo
8:52
Flesch Quartet
(part 1 of 3)
10:01
Flesch Quartet
(part 2 of 3)
13:58
Flesch Quartet
(part 3 of 3)

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Alexander Zemlinsky
Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942)
Teacher
Nationality: Austrian
Born: October 14, 1871, Vienna Died: March 15, 1942, Larchmont, New York (age 70)

glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • amabile, con amabilità—tender, gentle, kind, amiable
  • ausdruck, mit ausdruck, ausdrucksvoll—expression, with expression
  • 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
  • comodo [I], commodo—comfortable, unhurried, easy
  • e [It]—and
  • fantasia, fantasy, fantazy, fantazia, phantasy, phantasie, fancy, fantasie [G], fantaisie [F] —generally, a piece of music favoring a free flight of expression over strict adherence to formal rules; suggesting an improvisational character. However, there are at least two more specific historical meanings: 1) the fantasia/fantasie/fancy of English Renaissance viol consort music and 2) Cobbett's Phantasie, an early 20th century form of single-movement chamber music inspired by the Renaissance fancy with the goal of stimulating new English chamber or "consort" music.
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
  • grosse, gross—great, grand, big, large
  • intermezzo, intermedio [S], intermède [F], interlude, Entr'acte—music that is "inserted" (or "interpolated) between two musical entities of greater importance (e.g. movements, acts, verses, etc.). Often suggests music of a lighter character, entertaining contrast or even improvisation.
  • langsam [G]—slow
  • lebhaft [G]—lively, animated
  • mit—with
  • molto [It]—very much
  • 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]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet
  • quasi—almost, almost like, as if
  • string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I]—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.
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  • ziemlich—rather, quite