Serge Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Nationality: Russian

Born: April 1, 1873, Oneg Died: March 28, 1943, Beverly Hills, CA (age 69)

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String Quartet No. 2

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

		I.	Allegro moderato
		II.	Andante molto sostenuto

Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)

Composed: (?) 1896 (age 22-23)

Note: 2 Movements

1 recording, 1 videos

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Atrium Quartet

Teacher

Nationality: Russian

Born: November 25, 1856, Vladimir-na-Klyaz′me Died: June 19, 1915, Dyud′kovo (age 58)

Teacher

Nationality: Russian

Born: July 12, 1861, Novgorod Died: February 25, 1906, Terioki, Finland (now Zelenogorsk, Russia) (age 44)

colleague

Nationality: Russian | Soviet

Born: June 5, 1875, Bogodukhov Died: December 2, 1950, Moscow (age 75)

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
moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
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
sostenuto [I], soutenu [F]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow
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.
Explore the string quartet.