Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838)
Nationality:
German
Baptized: November 28, 1784, Bonn Died: January 13, 1838, Frankfurt (age 53)
String Quartet in E-flat major, WoO 10
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 9:57 | I. | Allegro molto moderato | |
| 4:42 | II. | Menuetto. Allegro | |
| 5:10 | III. | Adagio cantabile | |
| 7:32 | IV. | Rondeau. Allegro moderato |
Duration: 28 minutes (approximately)
Published:
1805 (age 20-21)
1 recording,
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9:57
Schuppanzigh-Quartett
I.
Allegro molto moderato
4:42
Schuppanzigh-Quartett
II.
Menuetto. Allegro
5:10
Schuppanzigh-Quartett
III.
Adagio cantabile
7:32
Schuppanzigh-Quartett
IV.
Rondeau. Allegro moderato
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glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- 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
- 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
- molto [It]—very much
- quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I], cuarteto [S]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet
- string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—ensemble or a work 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 | wiki