László Lajtha (1892-1963)
Nationality:
Hungarian
Born: June 30, 1892, Budapest Died: February 16, 1963, Budapest (age 70)
String Quartet No. 8, Op. 53
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 8:08 | I. | Allegro | |
| 7:21 | II. | Lent | |
| 3:31 | III. | Capriccio. Tendrement avec beaucoup de délicatesse | |
| 5:31 | IV. | Presto |
Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1951 (age 58-59)
1 recording,
4 videos
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8:08
Auer String Quartet
I.
Allegro
7:21
Auer String Quartet
II.
Lent
3:31
Auer String Quartet
III.
Capriccio. Tendrement avec beaucoup de délicatesse
5:31
Auer String Quartet
IV.
Presto
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Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931)
Teacher
Nationality:
French
Born: March 27, 1851, Paris Died: December 2, 1931, Paris (age 80)
glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- avec [Fr]—with
- beaucoup [F]—much
- capriccio, caprice, capriccioso, capricieux, capricieuse—a short character piece, typically in a humorous, fanciful, or playful manner. The concept juxtaposes the improvisatory free-form fantasy against the more formal, "serious" and logically "worked-out" sonata forms.Within a caprice, the range of expression may well include the serious and dark as well as demanding extraordinary technical skills such as a prelude or etude.
- 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
- délicatesse [F]—delicacy, lightness of touch or execution
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- 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
- 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
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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.
Explore the string quartet. - teneramente [I], tenero, con tenerezza, tendrement [F], tendre—tenderly, lovingly, gently