Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Nationality:
Austrian
Born: January 27, 1756, Salzburg Died: December 5, 1791, Vienna (age 35)
String Quartet No. 8 in F major, "Viennese", No. 1, K. 168
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 4:38 | I. | Allegro | |
| 5:22 | II. | Andante | |
| 2:40 | III. | Menuetto - Trio | |
| 1:58 | IV. | Allegro |
Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1773, August (age 17)
Published:
1800-1801, Offenbach: Johann Anton André
6 recordings,
24 videos
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4:15
Hagen Quartet
I.
Allegro
5:15
Hagen Quartet
II.
Andante
2:32
Hagen Quartet
III.
Menuetto - Trio
1:51
Hagen Quartet
IV.
Allegro
4:39
Talich Quartet
I.
Allegro
4:38
Talich Quartet
II.
Andante
2:41
Talich Quartet
III.
Menuetto - Trio
1:59
Talich Quartet
IV.
Allegro
4:17
Amadeus Quartet
I.
Allegro
5:06
Amadeus Quartet
II.
Andante
2:21
Amadeus Quartet
III.
Menuetto - Trio
1:46
Amadeus Quartet
IV.
Allegro
5:00
Suske Quartet
I.
Allegro
5:20
Suske Quartet
II.
Andante
3:18
Suske Quartet
III.
Menuetto - Trio
2:16
Suske Quartet
IV.
Allegro
6:41
Festetics Quartet
I.
Allegro
5:42
Festetics Quartet
II.
Andante
2:53
Festetics Quartet
III.
Menuetto - Trio
2:12
Festetics Quartet
IV.
Allegro
4:42
Éder Quartet
I.
Allegro
6:13
Éder Quartet
II.
Andante
2:57
Éder Quartet
III.
Menuetto - Trio
1:52
Éder Quartet
IV.
Allegro
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glossary
- 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
- fugue, fuga, fuge [G], fuguette, fugen [G,pl]—a contrapuntal procedure (form) involving a musical subject (theme) that is successively imitated by multiple overlapping voices. There is a vast canon of rules (concepts) for creating elaborate and diverse fugues with an infinite variety of character based on fairly specific parameters. Fugues (or partial fugato) are found throughout classical music from the late Renaissance to the present.
- minuet, menuet [F], Menuett [G], menuetto [I], minuetto [I]—A graceful, courtly French dance of the Baroque and Classical period with a triple meter and a moderate tempo.It was introduced at the court of Louis XIV. In classical forms such as the symphony or chamber music, the minuet evolved into the more vigorous scherzo.
- 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
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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. - trio (2)—The middle section of three-part (ternary) forms such as the minuet and scherzo yielding the structure: Minuet - Trio - Minuet (repeat). The trio often brings contrast by change of key, tempo, mood or texture i.e. a shift in instrumental scoring.