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Edition Silvertrust (score)
String Quartet No. 2 in G major
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 6:47 | I. | Rühig fließend | |
| 3:18 | II. | Rasch und flüchtig | |
| 7:32 | III. | Sehr gemächlig - Lebhaft |
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1924 (age 35-36)
1 recording,
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6:47
Euclid Quartet
I.
Rühig fließend
3:18
Euclid Quartet
II.
Rasch und flüchtig
7:32
Euclid Quartet
III.
Sehr gemächlig - Lebhaft
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glossary
- 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
- fliessend [G], fließend—flowing, smooth
- flüchtig [G]—flying, light, agile, fleet
- gemächlich [G]—slowly, gently, leisurely, unhurried, convenient, comfortable
- lebhaft [G]—lively, animated
- 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
- rasch—quick
- ruhig [G], mit Ruhe, ruhevoll—quiet, calm, restful
- sehr [G]—very, much
- string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—ensemble or a work 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 | wiki
- und [G]—and