Heinrich Kaminski (1886-1946)

Nationality: German | Polish

Born: July 4, 1886, Tiengen Died: June 21, 1946, Ried (age 59)

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String Quintet in f-sharp minor

(for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello)

10:29	I.	Poco adagio - Allegro
14:18	II.	Andante
9:44	III.	Allegro grazioso
18:41	IV.	(Fuge). Kraftvoll bewegt

Duration: 54 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1916 (age 29-30)

Published: 1917 (age 30-31)

Revised: 1927 (age 40-41)

Dedication: Freifrau Melitta von Feilitzsch geborene von Wolfi

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10:29

Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss conducted by Levard Skou-Larsen

I. Poco adagio - Allegro

14:18

Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss conducted by Levard Skou-Larsen

II. Andante

9:44

Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss conducted by Levard Skou-Larsen

III. Allegro grazioso

18:41

Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss conducted by Levard Skou-Larsen

IV. (Fuge). Kraftvoll bewegt

glossary

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
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
bewegt [G], mit Bewegung—with motion, animated
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
fugue, fuga, fuge [G], fuguette, fugen [G,pl]—a contrapuntal procedure (form) involving a musical subject (theme) that is successively imitated by multiple overlapping voices. There is a vast canon of rules (concepts) for creating elaborate and diverse fugues with an infinite variety of character based on fairly specific parameters. Fugues (or partial fugato) are found throughout classical music from the late Renaissance to the present.
grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
Kraft, mit Kraft, kräftig, kraftvoll—forcefully, vigorously
quintet, quintette [F], quintett [G], quintetto [I]—an ensemble / work for 5 players, the typical examples being string quintet (with second viola or cello), piano quintet or woodwind quintet
string quintet, quintette à cordes [F], quintetto d'archi [I], Streichquintett [G], quinteto de cuerdas [S]—ensemble (work) for 5 string players, the string quartet plus guest. The additional instrument might be a viola, cello or bass. The most common choices are named: Viola Quintet, Cello Quintet.