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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. 2 in E-flat major, MS 20

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
8:35 I. Maturato
4:29 II. Minuetto. Allegretto grazioso
5:38 III. Adagio, con transporto
4:22 IV. Finale. Prestissimo
Duration: 23 minutes (approximately)
Composed: c. 1815 (age 32-33)
2 recordings, 5 videos
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8:35
Paganini String Quartet
I. Maturato
4:29
Paganini String Quartet
II. Minuetto. Allegretto grazioso
5:38
Paganini String Quartet
III. Adagio, con transporto
4:22
Paganini String Quartet
IV. Finale. Prestissimo
21:03
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
  • 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
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
  • 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.
  • prestissimo—as fast as possible
  • 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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