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Leó Weiner

Leó Weiner (1885-1960)

Nationality: Hungarian
Born: April 16, 1885, Budapest Died: September 13, 1960, Budapest (age 75)
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String Quartet No. 3 in G major, Op. 26

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
7:04 I. Pastorale. Allegro amabile
6:53 II. Fantasy. Poco adagio
5:07 III. Fugue. Vivo e giocoso
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1938 (age 52-53)
3 recordings, 9 videos
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6:47
Weiner Quartet
I. Pastorale. Allegro amabile
6:42
Weiner Quartet
II. Fantasy. Poco adagio
5:30
Weiner Quartet
III. Fugue. Vivo e giocoso
6:56
Auer String Quartet
I. Pastorale. Allegro amabile
7:23
Auer String Quartet
II. Fantasy. Poco adagio
5:22
Auer String Quartet
III. Fugue. Vivo e giocoso
7:28
Melos Quartet
I. Pastorale. Allegro amabile
6:33
Melos Quartet
II. Fantasy. Poco adagio
4:29
Melos Quartet
III. Fugue. Vivo e giocoso

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Hans von Koessler
Hans von Koessler (1853-1926)
Teacher
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György Kurtág
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Student
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George Barati
George Barati (1913-1996)
Student
Nationality: Hungarian | American
Born: April 3, 1913, Győr, Austria-Hungary Died: June 22, 1996, San Jose, CA (age 83)
Tibor Serly
Tibor Serly (1901-1978)
Student
Nationality: Hungarian | American
Born: November 25, 1901, Losonc Died: October 8, 1978, London (age 76)
Ferenc Farkas
Ferenc Farkas (1905-2000)
Student
Nationality: Hungarian
Born: December 15, 1905, Nagykanizsa Died: October 10, 2000, Budapest (age 94)

glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • amabile, con amabilità—tender, gentle, kind, amiable
  • 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
  • e [It]—and
  • fantasia, fantasy, fantazy, fantazia, phantasy, phantasie, fancy, fantasie [G], fantaisie [F] —generally, a piece of music favoring a free flight of expression over strict adherence to formal rules; suggesting an improvisational character. However, there are at least two more specific historical meanings: 1) the fantasia/fantasie/fancy of English Renaissance viol consort music and 2) Cobbett's Phantasie, an early 20th century form of single-movement chamber music inspired by the Renaissance fancy with the goal of stimulating new English chamber or "consort" music.
  • fugue, fuga, fuge [G], fuguette, fugen [G,pl]—a contrapuntal procedure (form) involving a musical subject (theme) that is successively imitated by multiple overlapping voices. There is a vast canon of rules (concepts) for creating elaborate and diverse fugues with an infinite variety of character based on fairly specific parameters. Fugues (or partial fugato) are found throughout classical music from the late Renaissance to the present.
  • giocoso, giocando, con gioco, giojoso—humorous, jocose, merry joking
  • 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
  • pastorale, pastoral—referring to the bucolic setting of shepherds, the countryside and an idealized relationship to nature
  • poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
  • 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
  • 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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  • vivo—lively, intense