Juilliard String Quartet - Juilliard String Quartet The Juilliard String Quartet has been an international presence and an American institution for over fifty years. The quartet began recording with Sony Classical (formerly Columbia Records and CBS Masterworks) in 1949, and the group's discography currently numbers over 100 items, including repertoire well-travelled and unfamiliar..
Emerson String Quartet - Emerson String Quartet The Emerson String Quartet is a renowned New York City based string quartet. They have performed since the 1970s, released over twenty albums and won six Grammy Awards. Members Eugene Drucker, violin Philip Setzer, violin Lawrence Dutton, viola David Finckel, cello.
String Quartet No. 16 (Beethoven) - String Quartet No. 16 (Beethoven) Beethoven's String Quartet No. 16 in F major (Opus 135) was written in 1826 and was the last substantial work he finished (only the replacement last movement of the Quartet Op. 130 was written later. It is on a smaller scale and less revolutionary than his other late quartets. Under the slow chords in the last movement Beethoven wrote in the manuscript "Muss es sein?" (Must it be?) to which he responds, with the chipper main theme theme of the movement, "Es muss sein!" (It must be!) I. Allegretto II. Vivace III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo IV. Grave ma troppo tratto - Allegro See also : Beethoven.
String quartet - String quartet A string quartet is a group of four string musical instruments or a piece written to be performed by such a group. Although any combination of string instruments may be called a "string quartet", in practice, the term almost always refers to a group consisting of two violins, one viola and one cello. This combination of instruments is widely seen as one of the most important forms in chamber music, with most major composers writing string quartets. The form first came to be used around the middle of the 18th century, Joseph Haydn being one of the first composers to develop it. Indeed, he is often referred to as "the father of the string quartet" (as well as being called "the father of the.
String Quartet (Webern) - String Quartet (Webern) The String Quartet by Anton Webern is written for the standard string quartet group of two violins, viola and cello. It was the last piece of chamber music that Webern wrote (the only other works he completed before his death were the two cantatas and the Variations for Orchestra). The piece was written in 1937-38 on a commission from Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge and was premiered at the Coolidge Festival in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on September 22, 1938. It is in three movements: Mässig (Moderately) - a movement in variation form. Gemächlich (Leisurely) - in ternary form (ABA), the outer parts being a four part canon with all the notes the same length (fluctuations in tempo aside). Sehr fleissend (Very flowing) - a freer movement.
String Quartet No. 1 (Bartók) - String Quartet No. 1 (Bartók) The String Quartet No. 1 in A minor by Béla Bartók was completed in 1909. The score is dated January 27 of that year. The work is in three movements, played without breaks between each: Lento Allegretto Allegro vivace The work was at least in part inspired by Bartók's unrequited love for the violinist Stefi Geyer - in a latter to her, he called the first movement a "funeral dirge" and its opening notes trace a motif which first appeared in his Violin Concerto No. 1, a work dedicated to Geyer and repressed by Bartók for many years. The intense contrapuntal writing of this movement is often compared to Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14, the opening movement of which.
String Quartet No. 3 (Bartók) - String Quartet No. 3 (Bartók) The String Quartet No. 3 by Béla Bartók was written in September 1927 in Budapest. The work is in one continuous stretch with no breaks, but is divided in the score into four parts: Prima parte: Moderato Seconda parte: Allegro Recapitulazione della prima parte: Moderato Coda: Allegro molto Despite Bartók calling the third section a "recapitulation" it is not a straight repetition of the music from the prima parte, being somewhat varied and simplified. Although not marked as such, the coda is in fact a telescoped recapitualtion of the seconda parte. The mood of the first part is quite bleak, contrasting with the second part which is livlier and provides evidence of the inspiration Bartók's drew from Hungarian folk music, with.
String Quartet No. 5 (Bartók) - String Quartet No. 5 (Bartók) The String Quartet No. 5 by Béla Bartók was written between August 6 and September 6, 1934. The work is in five movements: Allegro Adagio molto Scherzo: alla bulgarese Andante Finale: Allegro vivace Like the String Quartet No. 4 and several other works by Bartók, the piece is in a so-called "arch" form - the first movement is thematically related to the last and the second is related to the fourth, with the third standing alone at the work's centre. Additionally, the first movement, which is in a sort of sonata form, is itself arch-like, in that each section of exposition is given in reverse order during the recapitulation - the melodies of each section are also inverted (played upside-down). Bartók.
String Quartet No. 6 (Bartók) - String Quartet No. 6 (Bartók) The String Quartet No. 6 by Béla Bartók was written from August to Novemeber, 1939 in Budapest. The work is in four movements: Mesto - Vivace Mesto - Marcia Mesto - Burletta Mesto - Molto tranquillo Each movement opens with slow material marked mesto (sadly). This material is employed for only a relatively short introduction in the first movement, but is longer in the second and longer again in the third. In the fourth movement, the mesto material, with reminiscences of the first movement material, takes up the entire movement (though it can be seen from Bartók's sketches that he originally intended ending with a lively dance-like finale). This was the last piece that Bartók wrote in his native Hungary, and.
String Quartet No. 4 (Bartók) - String Quartet No. 4 (Bartók) The String Quartet No. 4 by Béla Bartók was written from July to September, 1928 in Budapest. The work is in five movements: Allegro Prestissimo, con sordino Non troppo lento Allegretto pizzicato Allegro molto This work, like the String Quartet No. 5, and several other pieces by Bartók, is in a so-called "arch" structure - the first movement is thematically related to the last, and the second to the fourth with the third movement standing alone. Also, the outer four movements feature rhythmic sforzandos that cyclically tie them together in terms of climatic areas. The playing time for the movements are [generally] 5, 2, 5, 2, 5 minutes respectively, a display of the mathematical logic behind this quartet. The quartet employs.
String Quartet No. 2 (Bartók) - String Quartet No. 2 (Bartók) The String Quartet No. 2 by Béla Bartók was written between 1915 and October 1917 in Rákoskeresztúr in Hungary. The work is in three movements: Moderato Allegro molto capriccioso Lento In a letter to André Gertier, Bartók described the first movement as being in sonata form, the second as "a kind of rondo" and the third as "difficult to define" but possibly a sort of ternary form. The work is dedicated to the Waldbauer-Kerpely Quartet, and it was they who gave the piece its premiere on March 3, 1918 in Budapest. The work was first published in 1920 by Universal Edition..
String Quartet No. 8 (Shostakovich) - String Quartet No. 8 (Shostakovich) The String Quartet No. 8 by Dmitri Shostakovich was written in 1960. It is in the key of C minor. The piece was written shortly after Shostakovich was diagnosed with myelitis. According to the score, it is dedicated "to the victims of fascism and war" but Shostakovich's daughter, Galina, stated that Shostakovich secretly dedicated it to himself. Shostakovich's friend, Lev Lebedinsky, said that Shostakovich thought of the work as his epitaph and that he planned to commit suicide around this time. The work was written in Dresden, where Shostakovich he was to write music for the film Five Days, Five Nights. The quartet is in five movements: Largo Allegro molto Allegretto Largo Largo The first movement opens with the D-E flat-C-B.
List of string quartets by Joseph Haydn - List of string quartets by Joseph Haydn This is a list of string quartets by Joseph Haydn, including the number they are given in Anthony van Hoboken's catalogue of his works. Quartet No. 1 in Bb Major, Op. 1, No. 1, FHE No. 52, Hoboken No. 1 Quartet No. 2 in Eb Major, Op. 1, No. 2, FHE No. 53, Hoboken No. 2 Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 1, No. 3, FHE No. 54, Hoboken No. 3 Quartet No. 4 in G Major, Op. 1, No. 4, FHE No. 55, Hoboken No. 4 Quartet No. 5 in Eb Major, Op. 1, No. 5, FHE No. 56, Hoboken No. 5 Quartet No. 6 in C Major, Op. 1, No. 6, FHE No. 57, Hoboken No. 6.
Vermeer Quartet - Vermeer Quartet The Vermeer Quartet is a string quartet founded in 1969 at the Marlboro Festival in Vermont. Its members are: Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin Mathias Tacke, violin Richard Young, viola Marc Johnson, cello External Links Vermeer Quartet: Biographies.
Gabrieli Quartet - Gabrieli Quartet The Gabrieli Quartet is a well known string quartet. Its members are: Kenneth Sillitoe, (first violin) Brendan O'Reilly, (second violin) Ian Jewel (viola) Keith Harvey (cello).
Duke Quartet - Duke Quartet String quartet based in Europe, whose members are: Louisa Fuller, (violin) Rick Koster, (violin) John Metcalfe, (viola) Ivan McCready, (cello) This quartet specialises in contemporary music, and its repertoire is similar to that of the Kronos Quartet. They have a strong relationship with some modern composers, such as Kevin Volans and Joby Talbot. They are also widely known in the popular music field, and appeared on Morrissey's Viva Hate album, as well as working with The Pretenders, Blur, Catatonia, Simple Minds and The Corrs. Events Radio 3 broadcast on 12th July, 10.45pm: Music by Volans, Arvo Pärt, George Crumb, Steve Reich and Joby Talbot..
Aeolian Quartet - Aeolian Quartet The Aeolian Quartet are a well known string quartet. Its members are: Emmanuel Hurwitz, violins; Raymond Keenlyside, violins; Margaret Major, viola; Derek Simpson, cello..
Takács Quartet - Takács Quartet The Takács Quartet is a world famous string quartet, founded in 1975, and based in Boulder, Colorado, whose members are: Edward Dusinberre ,first violin Károly Schranz, second violin Roger Tapping, viola András Fejér, cello External Links Biography: Takács Quartet.
Alberni Quartet - Alberni Quartet The Alberni Quartet is a well-known string quartet, whose members have included: Howard Davis, first violin Peter Pople, second violin Roger Best, Berian Evans viola David Smith, Gregory Baron, cello.
Allegri Quartet - Allegri Quartet The Allegri Quartet is a string quartet that was formed in 1953. The quartet's members have included: Hugh Maguire, Peter Carter, first violin David Roth, second violin Patrick Ireland, Prunella Pacey, Keith Lovell, Roger Tapping, viola Bruno Schrecker, cello.
