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String Quartet No. 1 in d minor, MS 20
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 8:01 | I. | Allegro maestoso | |
| 3:36 | II. | Minuetto. Allegretto | |
| 5:11 | III. | Cantabile sostenuto con passione. Adagio | |
| 2:18 | IV. | Rondo. Vivace |
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
c. 1815 (age 32-33)
2 recordings,
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8:01
Paganini String Quartet
I.
Allegro maestoso
3:36
Paganini String Quartet
II.
Minuetto. Allegretto
5:11
Paganini String Quartet
III.
Cantabile sostenuto con passione. Adagio
2:18
Paganini String Quartet
IV.
Rondo. Vivace
18:28
Amati Ensemble String Quartet
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- cantabile, cantate, cantando—singing, lyrical, flowing
- 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
- maestoso—With dignity and nobility; majestic
- 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.
- passione [I]—passion, feeling
- 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
- rondo—sectional movement form featuring a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes in a variety of plans, a typical one being ABACABA (A is the refrain; B and C are episodes). Often used for finales.
- sostenuto [I], soutenu [F], sostenido [S]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow
- 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