Paul Dessau (1894-1979)
Nationality:
German
Born: December 19, 1894, Hamburg Died: June 28, 1979, Königs Wusterhausen (age 84)
String Quartet No. 2
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 18:28 | I. | Andante con tenerezza | |
| 9:10 | II. | Adagio |
Duration: 28 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1943 (age 48-49)
1 recording,
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18:28
New Leipzig String Quartet
I.
Andante con tenerezza
9:10
New Leipzig String Quartet
II.
Adagio
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- 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
- con [I,S]—with
- 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]—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
- teneramente [I], tenero, con tenerezza, tendrement [F], tendre—tenderly, lovingly, gently