Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Nationality:
Finnish
Born: December 8, 1865, Hämeenlinna Died: September 20, 1957, Järvenpää (age 91)
String Quartet in a minor, JS 183
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 9:46 | I. | Andante - Allegro | |
| 8:42 | II. | Adagio ma non troppo | |
| 5:50 | III. | Vivace | |
| 7:57 | IV. | Allegro |
Duration: 28 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1889 (age 23-24)
3 recordings,
12 videos
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11:15
Tempera Quartet
I.
Andante - Allegro
8:39
Tempera Quartet
II.
Adagio ma non troppo
5:48
Tempera Quartet
III.
Vivace
9:12
Tempera Quartet
IV.
Allegro
9:04
Flinders Quartet
I.
Andante - Allegro
8:17
Flinders Quartet
II.
Adagio ma non troppo
5:42
Flinders Quartet
III.
Vivace
7:21
Flinders Quartet
IV.
Allegro
9:00
Jean Sibelius Quartet
I.
Andante - Allegro
9:09
Jean Sibelius Quartet
II.
Adagio ma non troppo
5:59
Jean Sibelius Quartet
III.
Vivace
7:19
Jean Sibelius Quartet
IV.
Allegro
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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
- 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
- ma—but, however
- 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. - troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro