Mieczysław Weinberg

Mieczysław Weinberg (1919-1996)

Nationality: Soviet | Polish
Born: December 8, 1919, Warsaw Died: February 26, 1996, Moscow (age 76)
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String Quartet No. 12, Op. 103

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
7:12 I. Largo
5:04 II. Allegretto
6:22 III. Presto
10:55 IV. Moderato
Duration: 32 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1969-1970 (age 49-51)
2 recordings, 8 videos
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7:39
Yevgeny Smirnov, Arnold Kobyhyansky, Vyatcheslav Trushin, Alla Vasilieva
I. Largo
5:01
Yevgeny Smirnov, Arnold Kobyhyansky, Vyatcheslav Trushin, Alla Vasilieva
II. Allegretto
6:41
Yevgeny Smirnov, Arnold Kobyhyansky, Vyatcheslav Trushin, Alla Vasilieva
III. Presto
10:48
Yevgeny Smirnov, Arnold Kobyhyansky, Vyatcheslav Trushin, Alla Vasilieva
IV. Moderato
6:45
Silesian Quartet
I. Largo
5:07
Silesian Quartet
II. Allegretto
6:02
Silesian Quartet
III. Presto
11:01
Silesian Quartet
IV. Moderato

Related Composers

1900 WWI WWII Vasily Zolotarev (1872-1964) Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Mieczysław Weinberg (1919-1996)
Vasily Zolotarev
Vasily Zolotarev (1872-1964)
Teacher
Nationality: Russian
Born: February 24, 1872, Taganrog Died: May 25, 1964, Moscow (age 92)
Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
friend, colleague
Nationality: Russian | Soviet
Born: September 25, 1906, St. Petersburg Died: August 9, 1975, Moscow (age 68)

glossary

  • allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
  • 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
  • largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
  • 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
  • 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
  • string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S]—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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