Felix Otto Dessoff (1835-1892)

Nationality: German

Born: January 14, 1835, Leipzig Died: October 28, 1892, Frankfurt (age 57)

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String Quartet in F major, Op. 7

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

8:20	I.	Allegro ben moderato
7:08	II.	Larghetto
3:44	III.	Poco andantino
6:12	IV.	Allegro con brio

Duration: 26 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1878 (age 42-43)

1 recording, 4 videos

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8:20

Mandelring Quartet

I. Allegro ben moderato

7:08

Mandelring Quartet

II. Larghetto

3:44

Mandelring Quartet

III. Poco andantino

6:12

Mandelring Quartet

IV. Allegro con brio

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Robert Fuchs (1847-1927)

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Born: February 15, 1847, Frauental, Styria Died: February 19, 1927, Vienna (age 80)

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Student

Nationality: Austrian

Born: June 10, 1843, Graz Died: October 9, 1900, Wiesbaden (age 57)

glossary

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
ben, bene—well, quite. e.g. "ben marcato" means "quite" accented
brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
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
larghetto—slow, but a bit faster than largo
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
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
poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
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.
Explore the string quartet.