György Ligeti (1923-2006)
Nationality:
Hungarian
|
Austrian
Born: May 28, 1923, Dicsőszentmárton, Transylvania Died: June 12, 2006, Vienna (age 83)
String Quartet No. 2
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 4:59 | I. | Allegro nervoso | |
| 4:44 | II. | Sostenuto, molto calmo | |
| 3:19 | III. | Come un meccanismo di precisione | |
| 2:11 | IV. | Presto furioso, brutale, tumultuoso | |
| 5:36 | V. | Allegro con delicatezza |
Duration: 20 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1968, February - August (age 44-45)
Premiere:
December 14, 1969. Baden-Baden. LaSalle Quartet
Dedication: LaSalle Quartet
2 recordings,
6 videos
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4:46
Arditti Quartet
I.
Allegro nervoso
4:33
Arditti Quartet
II.
Sostenuto, molto calmo
3:05
Arditti Quartet
III.
Come un meccanismo di precisione
2:03
Arditti Quartet
IV.
Presto furioso, brutale, tumultuoso
5:37
Arditti Quartet
V.
Allegro con delicatezza
21:01
LaSalle Quartet (complete)
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- brutale [I]—brutal, harsh
- calmo [I], calmato, calme [F]—calm, tranquil, quiet, still
- 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
- come [I], comme—like, as
- delicatezza [I], con delicatezza—delicate, fine, light, careful
- furioso [I], con furia, furio—wild, passionate, fierce, vehement
- molto [It]—very much
- nervoso [I], nerveusement [F]—nervous, agitated, vigorously
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- 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
- sostenuto [I], soutenu [F]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow
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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. - tumultuoso [I]—tumultuous