Roberto Gerhard (1896-1970)

Nationality: Catalan | Spanish

Born: September 25, 1896, Valls Died: January 5, 1970, Cambridge (age 73)

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String Quartet No. 1

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1950-1955 (age 53-59)

1 recording, 4 videos

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7:12

Kreutzer Quartet

I. Allegro assai

2:36

Kreutzer Quartet

II. Con vivacita

5:25

Kreutzer Quartet

III. Grave

8:35

Kreutzer Quartet

IV. Molto allegro

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Nationality: Austrian

Born: September 13, 1874, Vienna Died: July 13, 1951, Los Angeles (age 76)

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Nationality: Greek

Born: March 21, 1904, Halkis, Evia Died: September 19, 1949, Athens (age 45)

Teacher

Nationality: Catalan | Spanish

Born: July 27, 1867, Lérida Died: March 24, 1916 (age 48)

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
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
grave [I], gravement [F]—Solemn, serious, slow, ponderous
molto [It]—very much
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]—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.
vivacità [I]—vivacity