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Luigi Boccherini

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Nationality: Italian | Spanish
Born: February 19, 1743, Lucca Died: May 28, 1805, Madrid (age 62)
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String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 58, No. 2, G.243

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
4:19 I. Allegretto lento
3:26 II. Menuetto. Allegro
3:14 III. Larghetto
3:14 IV. Finale. Allegro vivo assai
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1799 (age 55-56)
2 recordings, 5 videos
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19:49
Nikolov String Quartet
4:19
Talich Quartet
I. Allegretto lento
3:26
Talich Quartet
II. Menuetto. Allegro
3:14
Talich Quartet
III. Larghetto
3:14
Talich Quartet
IV. Finale. Allegro vivo assai

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glossary

  • allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
  • 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
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • larghetto—slow, but a bit faster than largo
  • lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
  • minuet, menuet [F], Menuett [G], menuetto [I], minuetto [I]—A graceful, courtly French dance of the Baroque and Classical period with a triple meter and a moderate tempo.It was introduced at the court of Louis XIV. In classical forms such as the symphony or chamber music, the minuet evolved into the more vigorous scherzo.
  • 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
  • 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