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Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)
Nationality:
Czech
Born: July 3, 1854, Hukvaldy, Moravia Died: August 12, 1928, Moravská Ostrava (age 74)
String Quartet No. 2, Intimate Letters [Listy důvěrné]
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 6:13 | I. | Andante - Con moto - Allegro | |
| 5:57 | II. | Adagio - Vivace | |
| 5:32 | III. | Moderato - Andante - Adagio | |
| 7:35 | IV. | Allegro - Andante - Adagio |
Duration: 26 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1928 (age 73-74)
Premiere:
September 11, 1928. Brno. Moravian Quartet
Published:
1938
Note: Listy důvěrné: "Intimate letters", sometimes translated as "Intimate Pages". Janáček's first working title was "Love Letters"
10 recordings,
40 videos
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5:59
Bennewitz Quartet
I.
Andante - Con moto - Allegro
5:42
Bennewitz Quartet
II.
Adagio - Vivace
5:32
Bennewitz Quartet
III.
Moderato - Andante - Adagio
7:43
Bennewitz Quartet
IV.
Allegro - Andante - Adagio
6:17
Kubín Quartet
I.
Andante - Con moto - Allegro
6:08
Kubín Quartet
II.
Adagio - Vivace
5:55
Kubín Quartet
III.
Moderato - Andante - Adagio
7:54
Kubín Quartet
IV.
Allegro - Andante - Adagio
5:34
Emerson String Quartet
I.
Andante - Con moto - Allegro
5:04
Emerson String Quartet
II.
Adagio - Vivace
5:04
Emerson String Quartet
III.
Moderato - Andante - Adagio
7:26
Emerson String Quartet
IV.
Allegro - Andante - Adagio
5:36
ChamberFest Cleveland (live)
I.
Andante - Con moto - Allegro
5:44
ChamberFest Cleveland (live)
II.
Adagio - Vivace
5:07
ChamberFest Cleveland (live)
III.
Moderato - Andante - Adagio
8:02
ChamberFest Cleveland (live)
IV.
Allegro - Andante - Adagio
6:20
Smetana Quartet
I.
Andante - Con moto - Allegro
6:05
Smetana Quartet
II.
Adagio - Vivace
5:34
Smetana Quartet
III.
Moderato - Andante - Adagio
7:17
Smetana Quartet
IV.
Allegro - Andante - Adagio
6:16
Janáček Quartet (score)
I.
Andante - Con moto - Allegro
6:12
Janáček Quartet (score)
II.
Adagio - Vivace
5:52
Janáček Quartet (score)
III.
Moderato - Andante - Adagio
7:38
Janáček Quartet (score)
IV.
Allegro - Andante - Adagio
6:24
Artemis Quartet
I.
Andante - Con moto - Allegro
6:26
Artemis Quartet
II.
Adagio - Vivace
5:22
Artemis Quartet
III.
Moderato - Andante - Adagio
7:42
Artemis Quartet
IV.
Allegro - Andante - Adagio
5:56
Škampa Quartet
I.
Andante - Con moto - Allegro
5:36
Škampa Quartet
II.
Adagio - Vivace
5:33
Škampa Quartet
III.
Moderato - Andante - Adagio
7:15
Škampa Quartet
IV.
Allegro - Andante - Adagio
5:53
Panocha Quartet
I.
Andante - Con moto - Allegro
5:39
Panocha Quartet
II.
Adagio - Vivace
5:54
Panocha Quartet
III.
Moderato - Andante - Adagio
7:40
Panocha Quartet
IV.
Allegro - Andante - Adagio
6:33
Arcadia Quartet
I.
Andante - Con moto - Allegro
6:08
Arcadia Quartet
II.
Adagio - Vivace
5:42
Arcadia Quartet
III.
Moderato - Andante - Adagio
8:24
Arcadia Quartet
IV.
Allegro - Andante - Adagio
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Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)
Teacher
Nationality:
German
Born: June 23, 1824, Altona Died: March 10, 1910, Leipzig (age 85)
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- 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
- con [I,S]—with
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
- 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]—ensemble or a work 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 | wiki
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro