Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Nationality: Austrian

Born: January 31, 1797, Vienna Died: November 19, 1828, Vienna (age 31)

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Allegro in a minor, Op. 144, D. 947, Lebensstürme

(for piano four-hands)

Allegro

Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1828 (age 30-31)

Published: 1840

2 recordings, 2 videos

15:17

Evgeny Kissin, James Levine

11:26

Anthony and Joseph Paratore

Friend/Colleague

Nationality: Austrian

Born: November 14, 1778, Pressburg (now Bratislava) Died: October 17, 1837, Weimar (age 58)

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
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
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
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