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Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Nationality:
German
Born: February 3, 1809, Hamburg Died: November 4, 1847, Leipzig (age 38)
Konzertstück No. 2 in d minor, Op. 114
(for clarinet, basset horn and piano)
| 2:07 | I. | Presto | |
| 2:51 | II. | Andante | |
| 3:50 | III. | Allegro grazioso |
Duration: 9 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1833 (age 23-24)
5 recordings,
9 videos
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8:29
Pierce-Aomori Duo, Daniel Barrett
2:07
lan Hacker, Leslie Schatzberger, Richard Burnett
I.
Presto
2:54
lan Hacker, Leslie Schatzberger, Richard Burnett
II.
Andante
4:00
lan Hacker, Leslie Schatzberger, Richard Burnett
III.
Allegro grazioso
2:06
Hans Rudolf Stalder, Hansjürg Leuthold, Jürg von Vintschger
I.
Presto
2:47
Hans Rudolf Stalder, Hansjürg Leuthold, Jürg von Vintschger
II.
Andante
3:40
Hans Rudolf Stalder, Hansjürg Leuthold, Jürg von Vintschger
III.
Allegro grazioso
8:12
Prague conservatory
8:51
Lonquich, Begus, Morgan
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Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847)
sister
Nationality:
German
Born: November 14, 1805, Hamburg Died: May 14, 1847, Berlin (age 41)
Woldemar Bargiel (1828-1897)
colleague
Nationality:
German
Born: October 3, 1828, Berlin Died: February 23, 1897, Berlin (age 68)
Johann Hummel (1778-1837)
Teacher
Nationality:
Austrian
Born: November 14, 1778, Pressburg (now Bratislava) Died: October 17, 1837, Weimar (age 58)
Heinrich Marschner (1795-1861)
Friend/Colleague
Nationality:
German
Born: August 16, 1795, Zittau Died: December 14, 1861, Hanover (age 66)
Eduard Franck (1817-1893)
Student
Nationality:
German
Born: October 5, 1817, Breslau Died: December 1, 1893, Berlin (age 76)
Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870)
colleague/friend
Nationality:
Bohemian
Born: May 23, 1794, Prague Died: March 10, 1870, Leipzig (age 75)
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
- grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
- 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
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- stück [G], stücke (plural)—piece, composition
- trio (1)—an ensemble or work for 3 players