Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949)
Nationality:
Greek
Born: March 21, 1904, Halkis, Evia Died: September 19, 1949, Athens (age 45)
Petite Suite No. 2
(for violin and piano)
| 3:22 | I. | Poco lento - Moderato mosso | |
| 4:35 | II. | Andante | |
| 2:23 | III. | Allegro vivace |
Duration: 11 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1946 (age 41-42)
2 recordings,
6 videos
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3:23
Georgios Demertzis, Maria Asteriadou
I.
Poco lento - Moderato mosso
4:47
Georgios Demertzis, Maria Asteriadou
II.
Andante
2:20
Georgios Demertzis, Maria Asteriadou
III.
Allegro vivace
3:20
Ueli Wiget, Jagdish Mistry
I.
Poco lento - Moderato mosso
4:23
Ueli Wiget, Jagdish Mistry
II.
Andante
2:25
Ueli Wiget, Jagdish Mistry
III.
Allegro 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
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- 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
- mosso—moved, with motion, stirred, agitated
- poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro