Géza Frid

Géza Frid (1904-1989)

Nationality: Dutch | Hungarian
Born: January 25, 1904, Máramarossziget Died: September 13, 1989, Beverwijk (age 85)
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String Quartet No. 4, Op. 50a

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
6:19 I. Quasi improvisando - Allegro marcato
5:54 II. Andante cantabile
3:58 III. Presto leggero
Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1956 (age 51-52)
1 recording, 3 videos
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6:19
Amaryllis Quartett
I. Quasi improvisando - Allegro marcato
5:54
Amaryllis Quartett
II. Andante cantabile
3:58
Amaryllis Quartett
III. Presto leggero

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Pál Hermann (1902-c.1944)
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Nationality: Hungarian
Born: March 27, 1902, Buda Died: c.May 15, 1944 (age 42)

glossary

  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
  • 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
  • improvisando [I], improvisato—improvised, with improvisation
  • leggiero, leggero, con leggerezza, léger [F], légèrement, avec légèreté—lightly, nimbly, quick, graceful
  • marcato [i], markiert [G], marqué [F]—accented, stressed, marked, emphasized, pronounced
  • 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
  • presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
  • quasi—almost, almost like, as if
  • 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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