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Franz Berwald (1796-1868)
Nationality:
Swedish
Born: July 23, 1796, Stockholm Died: April 3, 1868, Stockholm (age 71)
String Quartet No. 2 in a minor
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 8:18 | I. | Introduzione. Adagio - Allegro | |
| 5:22 | II. | Adagio | |
| 2:40 | III. | Scherzo. Allegro assai | |
| 4:15 | IV. | Finale. Allegro |
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1849 (age 52-53)
2 recordings,
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8:37
Yggdrasil Quartet
I.
Introduzione. Adagio - Allegro
5:48
Yggdrasil Quartet
II.
Adagio
2:43
Yggdrasil Quartet
III.
Scherzo. Allegro assai
4:49
Yggdrasil Quartet
IV.
Finale. Allegro
7:58
Fryden Quartet
I.
Introduzione. Adagio - Allegro
5:15
Fryden Quartet
II.
Adagio
2:40
Fryden Quartet
III.
Scherzo. Allegro assai
4:04
Fryden Quartet
IV.
Finale. Allegro
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Johan Fredrik Berwald (1787-1861)
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Nationality:
Swedish
Born: December 4, 1787, Stockholm Died: August 26, 1861, Stockholm (age 73)
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
- 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
- introduzione—introduction
- 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
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
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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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