Nicolò Paganini

Nicolò Paganini (1782-1840)

Nationality: Italian
Born: October 27, 1782, Genoa Died: May 27, 1840, Nice (age 57)
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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, 5 videos
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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
  • 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]—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]—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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  • vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro