Joachim Raff (1822-1882)

Nationality: Swiss | German

Born: May 27, 1822, Lachen Died: June 24, 1882, Frankfurt (age 60)

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Piano Quartet in c minor, Op. 202, No. 2

(for violin, viola, cello and piano)

14:23	I.	Allegro
6:04	II.	Allegro
10:27	III.	Larghetto
8:32	IV.	Allegro

Duration: 40 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1876 (age 53-54)

Published: 1877 (age 54-55)

1 recording, 4 videos

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14:23

Ensemble Il Trittico, Greenlees

I. Allegro

6:04

Ensemble Il Trittico, Greenlees

II. Allegro

10:27

Ensemble Il Trittico, Greenlees

III. Larghetto

8:32

Ensemble Il Trittico, Greenlees

IV. Allegro

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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
larghetto—slow, but a bit faster than largo
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
piano quartet, Klavierquartett [G], Quatuor avec piano [F]—a ensemble (work) comprising violin, viola, cello and piano. Most of the great Classical and Romantic composers produced one or more works for this combination of which many are masterworks of chamber music.
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