Wolfgang Rihm (1952-2024)
Nationality:
German
Born: March 13, 1952, Karlsruhe Died: July 27, 2024, Ettlingen (age 72)
String Quartet No. 8
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1987-1988 (age 34-36)
1 recording,
2 videos
8:15
Minguet Quartet
(part 1 of 2)
7:12
Minguet Quartet
(part 2 of 2)
glossary
- 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
- 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], 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.