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Frederick Delius (1862-1934)
Nationality:
English
Born: January 29, 1862, Bradford Died: June 10, 1934, Grez-sur-Loing, France (age 72)
String Quartet in e minor, RT VIII/8
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 8:02 | I. | With animation | |
| 4:05 | II. | Quick and lightly | |
| 8:56 | III. | Slow and wistfully. ("Late Swallows") | |
| 6:32 | IV. | Very quick and vigorously |
Duration: 27 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1916-1917 (age 53-55)
Premiere:
November 17, 1916. London, Aeolian Hall (3-movement version). 1919 February 1, London (revised 4-movement version)
Published:
1922 (age 59-60)
Revised:
1919 (age 56-57), Augener
4 recordings,
13 videos
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7:57
Fitzwilliam Quartet
I.
With animation
4:07
Fitzwilliam Quartet
II.
Quick and lightly
8:56
Fitzwilliam Quartet
III.
Slow and wistfully. ("Late Swallows")
6:35
Fitzwilliam Quartet
IV.
Very quick and vigorously
27:51
Brodsky String Quartet
8:26
Bridge Quartet
I.
With animation
4:04
Bridge Quartet
II.
Quick and lightly
8:37
Bridge Quartet
III.
Slow and wistfully. ("Late Swallows")
6:34
Bridge Quartet
IV.
Very quick and vigorously
7:31
Villiers Quartet
I.
With animation
4:03
Villiers Quartet
II.
Quick and lightly
9:33
Villiers Quartet
III.
Slow and wistfully. ("Late Swallows")
6:17
Villiers Quartet
IV.
Very quick and vigorously
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Salomon Jadassohn (1831-1902)
Teacher
Nationality:
German
Born: August 13, 1831, Breslau Died: February 1, 1902, Leipzig (age 70)
Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)
Teacher
Nationality:
German
Born: June 23, 1824, Altona Died: March 10, 1910, Leipzig (age 85)
glossary
- 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
- 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
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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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