Paul Dessau (1894-1979)
Nationality:
German
Born: December 19, 1894, Hamburg Died: June 28, 1979, Königs Wusterhausen (age 84)
String Quartet No. 5
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 1:41 | I. | Kleine Ouverture | |
| 1:54 | II. | Es ist ein Ros' erbluhet | |
| 0:50 | III. | Tanzchen | |
| 1:04 | IV. | Nachdenklich | |
| 2:00 | V. | Kratzburste | |
| 2:49 | VI. | Froher Ausklang |
Duration: 11 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1955 (age 60-61)
2 recordings,
7 videos
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1:41
New Leipzig String Quartet
I.
Kleine Ouverture
1:54
New Leipzig String Quartet
II.
Es ist ein Ros' erbluhet
0:50
New Leipzig String Quartet
III.
Tanzchen
1:04
New Leipzig String Quartet
IV.
Nachdenklich
1:59
New Leipzig String Quartet
V.
Kratzburste
2:49
New Leipzig String Quartet
VI.
Froher Ausklang
10:09
Staatsoper Berlin
glossary
- 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
- klein [G], kleine—small, little
- overture, ouvertura, ouverture—an introduction, typically in a multi-movement work such as a suite. May introduce or summarize themes to come in subsequent movements.
- 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