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Erwin Schulhoff

Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942)

Nationality: Czech | German
Born: June 8, 1894, Prague Died: August 18, 1942, Wülzburg (age 48)
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String Quartet No. 2

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
3:38 I. Allegro agitato
6:04 II. Tema con variazioni. Moderato
2:58 III. Allegro gajo
6:09 IV. Finale. Andante quasi introduzione
Duration: 20 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1925 (age 30-31)
Published: 1929 (age 34-35)
Dedication: ...à mes amis, le Quatuor Roth à Paris: Roth, Antal, Molnar et van Doorn
5 recordings, 15 videos
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3:50
Schulhoff Quartet
I. Allegro agitato
6:16
Schulhoff Quartet
II. Tema con variazioni. Moderato
3:00
Schulhoff Quartet
III. Allegro gajo
6:28
Schulhoff Quartet
IV. Finale. Andante quasi introduzione
3:39
Alma Quartet Amsterdam
I. Allegro agitato
5:59
Alma Quartet Amsterdam
II. Tema con variazioni. Moderato
3:06
Alma Quartet Amsterdam
III. Allegro gajo
6:00
Alma Quartet Amsterdam
IV. Finale. Andante quasi introduzione
3:24
Petersen Quartet
I. Allegro agitato
6:01
Petersen Quartet
II. Tema con variazioni. Moderato
2:41
Petersen Quartet
III. Allegro gajo
6:08
Petersen Quartet
IV. Finale. Andante quasi introduzione
13:09
Stamic Quartet
(part 1 of 2)
6:40
Stamic Quartet
(part 2 of 2)
19:25
Kocian Quartet

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glossary

  • agitato, agité [F]—agitated, restless, excited
  • 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
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • gajo [I], gaja—gay, merry, lively
  • introduzione—introduction
  • 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
  • quasi—almost, almost like, as if
  • string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—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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  • tema con variazioni, con variazioni, Tema e variazioni, theme and variations, Thema mit Variationen [G], Thème varié [F]—a common movement form featuring an initial theme followed by a series of variations on that theme, each of which adjusts any number of parameters to achieve variety, e.g. tempo, rhythm, key, instrumentation, etc.A challenge to the composers ingenuity and a delight for the listener