Peter Heise (1830-1879)
Nationality:
Danish
Born: February 11, 1830, Copenhagen Died: September 12, 1879, Tårbaek (age 49)
String Quartet No. 1 in b minor
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 6:15 | I. | Allegro | |
| 7:08 | II. | Larghetto | |
| 3:34 | III. | Scherzo. Prestissimo | |
| 6:57 | IV. | Allegro vivace |
Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1852 (age 21-22)
1 recording,
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6:15
Nordic String Quartet
I.
Allegro
7:08
Nordic String Quartet
II.
Larghetto
3:34
Nordic String Quartet
III.
Scherzo. Prestissimo
6:57
Nordic String Quartet
IV.
Allegro vivace
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Moritz Hauptmann (1792-1868)
Teacher
Nationality:
German
Born: October 13, 1792, Dresden Died: January 3, 1868, Leipzig (age 75)
glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- 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
- larghetto—slow, but a bit faster than largo
- 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]—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
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro