Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Nationality: Russian
Born: May 7, 1840, Kamsko-Votkinsk Died: November 6, 1893, St. Petersburg (age 53)
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Four Movements for String Quartet

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
1:16 I. Allegretto
1:27 II. Allegro vivace
2:15 III. Andante moto
1:53 IV. Andante ma non troppo
Duration: 7 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1864 (age 23-24)
2 recordings, 8 videos
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1:23
St. Petersburg String Quartet
I. Allegretto
1:16
St. Petersburg String Quartet
II. Allegro vivace
2:40
St. Petersburg String Quartet
III. Andante moto
1:24
St. Petersburg String Quartet
IV. Andante ma non troppo
1:09
New Haydn Quartet
I. Allegretto
1:38
New Haydn Quartet
II. Allegro vivace
1:50
New Haydn Quartet
III. Andante moto
2:21
New Haydn Quartet
IV. Andante ma non troppo

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glossary

  • allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
  • 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
  • ma—but, however
  • moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
  • string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—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.
    Explore the string quartet.
  • troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
  • vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro