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Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)
Nationality:
Polish
Born: February 5, 1909, Łódź Died: January 17, 1969, Warsaw (age 59)
String Quartet No. 4
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 9:10 | I. | Andante - Allegro molto | |
| 6:09 | II. | Andante | |
| 5:58 | III. | Allegro giocoso |
Duration: 21 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1951 (age 41-42)
5 recordings,
11 videos
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8:55
Silesian Quartet
I.
Andante - Allegro molto
5:40
Silesian Quartet
II.
Andante
5:53
Silesian Quartet
III.
Allegro giocoso
23:00
Szymanowski Quartet (live)
9:55
Szymanowski Quartet
I.
Andante - Allegro molto
6:26
Szymanowski Quartet
II.
Andante
6:22
Szymanowski Quartet
III.
Allegro giocoso
8:55
Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet
I.
Andante - Allegro molto
6:50
Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet
II.
Andante
5:44
Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet
III.
Allegro giocoso
21:51
Warsaw String Quartet
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
- 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
- giocoso, giocando, con gioco, giojoso—humorous, jocose, merry joking
- 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
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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.
Explore the string quartet.