Josip Slavenski (1896-1955)
Nationality:
Croatian
|
Yugoslavian
Born: May 11, 1896, Čakovec Died: November 30, 1955, Belgrade (age 59)
String Quartet No. 4, My Mother's Songs
(for 2 violins, viola, cello and baritone)
| 5:24 | I. | Međimurje, you’re so green | |
| 1:26 | II. | Here for turnip, here for flax | |
| 4:43 | III. | A mother had three only daughters | |
| 0:55 | IV. | The duck swims on Drava |
Duration: 13 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
c. 1940 (age 43-44)
2 recordings,
8 videos
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5:51
Zagreb Quartet, Vladimir Ruždjak
I.
Međimurje, you’re so green
0:59
Zagreb Quartet, Vladimir Ruždjak
II.
Here for turnip, here for flax
4:17
Zagreb Quartet, Vladimir Ruždjak
III.
A mother had three only daughters
0:54
Zagreb Quartet, Vladimir Ruždjak
IV.
The duck swims on Drava
4:56
Jelena Dimitrijević, Julija Harting, Ivana Uzelac, Dejan Božić
I.
Međimurje, you’re so green
1:52
Jelena Dimitrijević, Julija Harting, Ivana Uzelac, Dejan Božić
II.
Here for turnip, here for flax
5:09
Jelena Dimitrijević, Julija Harting, Ivana Uzelac, Dejan Božić
III.
A mother had three only daughters
0:55
Jelena Dimitrijević, Julija Harting, Ivana Uzelac, Dejan Božić
IV.
The duck swims on Drava
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