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Karl Amadeus Hartmann

Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905-1963)

Nationality: German
Born: August 2, 1905, Munich Died: December 5, 1963, Munich (age 58)
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String Quartet No. 2

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
10:11 I. Langsam - Äußerst lebhaft und sehr energisch
11:40 II. Andantino (sehr ausdrucksvoll)
6:36 III. Presto
Duration: 26 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1945-1946 (age 39-41)
4 recordings, 10 videos
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9:46
Zehetmair Quartet
I. Langsam - Äußerst lebhaft und sehr energisch
10:09
Zehetmair Quartet
II. Andantino (sehr ausdrucksvoll)
6:22
Zehetmair Quartet
III. Presto
9:40
Vogler Quartett Berlin
I. Langsam - Äußerst lebhaft und sehr energisch
12:55
Vogler Quartett Berlin
II. Andantino (sehr ausdrucksvoll)
6:13
Vogler Quartett Berlin
III. Presto
11:06
Airis Quartet
I. Langsam - Äußerst lebhaft und sehr energisch
11:56
Airis Quartet
II. Andantino (sehr ausdrucksvoll)
7:14
Airis Quartet
III. Presto
27:27
Pellegrini Quartet

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glossary

  • andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
  • ausdruck, mit ausdruck, ausdrucksvoll—expression, with expression
  • 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
  • energico, con energia, énergique [F], avec énergie [F], energisch [G]—with energy, force, vigor and power
  • langsam [G]—slow
  • lebhaft [G]—lively, animated
  • presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
  • 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
  • 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]—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.
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  • und [G]—and
  • äusserst [G], äußerst—really, very, extremely, intensely