Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)
Nationality:
Polish
Born: February 5, 1909, Łódź Died: January 17, 1969, Warsaw (age 59)
String Quartet No. 7
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 5:39 | I. | Allegro | |
| 5:51 | II. | Grave | |
| 4:53 | III. | Con vivezza |
Duration: 16 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1965 (age 55-56)
6 recordings,
18 videos
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5:43
Silesian String Quartet
I.
Allegro
5:39
Silesian String Quartet
II.
Grave
4:47
Silesian String Quartet
III.
Con vivezza
5:18
Warsaw String Quartet
I.
Allegro
6:18
Warsaw String Quartet
II.
Grave
5:12
Warsaw String Quartet
III.
Con vivezza
5:55
Lutosławski Quartet
I.
Allegro
6:20
Lutosławski Quartet
II.
Grave
5:12
Lutosławski Quartet
III.
Con vivezza
5:41
Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet
I.
Allegro
5:49
Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet
II.
Grave
4:48
Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet
III.
Con vivezza
5:38
Amar Corde String Quartet
I.
Allegro
5:55
Amar Corde String Quartet
II.
Grave
4:27
Amar Corde String Quartet
III.
Con vivezza
5:29
Quatuor Bulgare Dimov
I.
Allegro
5:29
Quatuor Bulgare Dimov
II.
Grave
5:04
Quatuor Bulgare Dimov
III.
Con vivezza
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Kazimierz Sikorski (1895-1986)
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Nationality:
Polish
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Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)
Teacher
Nationality:
French
Born: September 16, 1887, Paris Died: October 22, 1979, Paris (age 92)
glossary
- 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
- con [I,S]—with
- grave [I], gravement [F]—Solemn, serious, slow, ponderous
- 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], 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.
Explore the string quartet. - vivezza [I]—vivacity, liveliness