Pavel Haas (1899-c.1944)

Nationality: Czech

Born: June 21, 1899, Brno Died: c.October 18, 1944, Auschwitz (age 45)

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String Quartet No. 2, Op. 7, From the Monkey Mountains

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

9:51	I.	Landscape. Andante
4:36	II.	Coach, Coachman and Horse. Andante
8:56	III.	The Moon and I. Largo e misterioso
9:06	IV.	Wild Night. Vivace e con fuoco

Duration: 32 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1925 (age 25-26)

2 recordings, 5 videos

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31:47

Pavel Haas Quartet (complete)

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Pavel Haas Quartet

I. Landscape. Andante

4:47

Pavel Haas Quartet

II. Coach, Coachman and Horse. Andante

8:03

Pavel Haas Quartet

III. The Moon and I. Largo e misterioso

8:44

Pavel Haas Quartet

IV. Wild Night. Vivace e con fuoco

glossary

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
e [It]—and
fuoco, con fuoco, avec feu [Fr], mit Feuer [G], feurig [G]—fire, fiery; passionately, burning energy and excitement; impetuously
largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
misterioso [I]—mysterious, secretive, enigmatic
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
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]—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