Felix Weingartner (1863-1942)

Nationality: Austrian

Born: June 2, 1863, Zara, Dalmatia Died: May 7, 1942, Winterthur (age 78)

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String Quartet No. 2 in f minor, Op. 26

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

6:35	I.	Allegro deciso
7:27	II.	Allegretto quasi scherzando
10:24	III.	Fantasia. Adagio cantabile, non troppo lento
5:10	IV.	Vivace furioso

Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1899 (age 35-36)

Published: 1900, Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel (age 36-37)

Dedication: Bohemian Quartet

1 recording, 4 videos

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6:35

Sarastro String Quartet

I. Allegro deciso

7:27

Sarastro String Quartet

II. Allegretto quasi scherzando

10:24

Sarastro String Quartet

III. Fantasia. Adagio cantabile, non troppo lento

5:10

Sarastro String Quartet

IV. Vivace furioso

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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.
cantabile, cantate, cantando—singing, lyrical, flowing
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
deciso [It]—decisive, bold, forceful
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.
furioso [I], con furia, furio—wild, passionate, fierce, vehement
lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
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
quasi—almost, almost like, as if
scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S]—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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troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro