Max Bruch (1838-1920)
Nationality:
German
Born: January 6, 1838, Cologne Died: October 2, 1920, Berlin (age 82)
String Quintet in E-flat major
(for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello)
| 3:08 | I. | Andante con moto | |
| 3:33 | II. | Allegro | |
| 5:47 | III. | Andante con moto | |
| 6:28 | IV. | Andante con moto - Allegro ma non troppo vivace |
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Published:
c. 1918 (age 79-80)
1 recording,
4 videos
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3:08
Henschel Quartet, Sawa
I.
Andante con moto
3:33
Henschel Quartet, Sawa
II.
Allegro
5:47
Henschel Quartet, Sawa
III.
Andante con moto
6:28
Henschel Quartet, Sawa
IV.
Andante con moto - Allegro ma non troppo vivace
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glossary
- 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
- ma—but, however
- 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
- quintet, quintette [F], quintett [G], quintetto [I]—an ensemble / work for 5 players, the typical examples being string quintet (with second viola or cello), piano quintet or woodwind quintet
- string quintet, quintette à cordes [F], quintetto d'archi [I], Streichquintett [G], quinteto de cuerdas [S]—ensemble (work) for 5 string players, the string quartet plus guest. The additional instrument might be a viola, cello or bass. The most common choices are named: Viola Quintet, Cello Quintet.
- troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro