Pro Arte String Quartet

1. Allegro
2. Adagio molto
3. Scherzo
4. Andante
5. Finale
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Recording - January 26, 1945, WashingtonRead moreCollapse
Recording - January 26, 1945, Washington
1. Allegretto
2. Andante
3. Allegretto
4. Fuga, allegro moderato

Original title: Piano Quintet No. 1.

Scoring: piano, two violins, viola and cello. Composition date: 1921-23.

Movements:
1. Agitato
2. Andante mistico
3. Allegro energico

Composed in Cleveland...Read more
Original title: Piano Quintet No. 1.

Scoring: piano, two violins, viola and cello. Composition date: 1921-23.

Movements:
1. Agitato
2. Andante mistico
3. Allegro energico

Composed in Cleveland between December 1921 and March 1923 and dedicated to Harold Bauer and the Lenox Quartet. The vigorous outer movements frame a contemplative Andante mistico. The strings employ quarter-tones. The former C-minor label has been removed: the work should not be reduced to a single key.

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Piano Quintet No. 1 (1921–1923): I. Agitato - II. Andante mistico - III. Allegro energico / Recorded 1934Read moreCollapse
Piano Quintet No. 1 (1921–1923): I. Agitato - II. Andante mistico - III. Allegro energico / Recorded 1934
Original title: String Quartet No. 2.

Scoring: two violins, viola and cello. Composition date: 1945.

Movements:
1. Moderato
2. Presto
3. Andante
4. Allegro molto

Dedicated to Alex Cohen....Read more
Original title: String Quartet No. 2.

Scoring: two violins, viola and cello. Composition date: 1945.

Movements:
1. Moderato
2. Presto
3. Andante
4. Allegro molto

Dedicated to Alex Cohen. Completed at Agate Beach in 1945 and published in 1947. A four-movement cycle balancing concentrated contrapuntal dialogue with a lyrical slow movement.

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Suzanne Beia — violin; Sally Chisholm — viola; Parry Karp — celloRead moreCollapse
Suzanne Beia — violin; Sally Chisholm — viola; Parry Karp — cello

Martha Blum (violin), Richard Blum (viola), Parry Karp (cello)Read moreCollapse
Martha Blum (violin), Richard Blum (viola), Parry Karp (cello)
Original title: String Quartet No. 3.

Scoring: two violins, viola and cello. Composition date: 1952.

Movements:
1. Allegro deciso
2. Adagio non troppo
3. Allegro molto
4. Allegro

Dedicated to...Read more
Original title: String Quartet No. 3.

Scoring: two violins, viola and cello. Composition date: 1952.

Movements:
1. Allegro deciso
2. Adagio non troppo
3. Allegro molto
4. Allegro

Dedicated to the Griller Quartet. Completed in spring 1952 and premiered on 4 January 1953 in New York. The shortest of Bloch's five mature quartets.

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String Quartet No.3 (1952): I. Allegro deciso - II. Adagio non troppo - III. Allegro molto - IV. Allegro . Martha Blum (violin), Richard Blum (viola), Parry Karp (cello)Read moreCollapse
String Quartet No.3 (1952): I. Allegro deciso - II. Adagio non troppo - III. Allegro molto - IV. Allegro . Martha Blum (violin), Richard Blum (viola), Parry Karp (cello)
Original title: String Quartet No. 4.

Scoring: two violins, viola and cello. Composition date: 1953.

Movements:
1. Tranquillo — Allegro energico — Tranquillo
2. Andante
3. Presto — Moderato —...Read more
Original title: String Quartet No. 4.

Scoring: two violins, viola and cello. Composition date: 1953.

Movements:
1. Tranquillo — Allegro energico — Tranquillo
2. Andante
3. Presto — Moderato — Presto
4. Calmo — Allegro deciso — Calmo

Composed at Agate Beach between July and November 1953 and dedicated to Ernest Chapman. Premiered at Wigmore Hall, London, on 18 July 1954. The year 1954 identifies the premiere.

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String Quartet No.4 (1954): I. Tranquillo - Allegro Energaico - Tranquillo - II. Andante - III. Presto - Moderato - Presto - IV. Calmo - Allegro deciso - Calmo . Martha Blum (violin), Richard Blum (viola), Parry Karp (cello)Read moreCollapse
String Quartet No.4 (1954): I. Tranquillo - Allegro Energaico - Tranquillo - II. Andante - III. Presto - Moderato - Presto - IV. Calmo - Allegro deciso - Calmo . Martha Blum (violin), Richard Blum (viola), Parry Karp (cello)
Original title: Deux pièces — Two Pieces.

Scoring: two violins, viola and cello.

Movements:
1. Andante moderato — 1938
2. Allegro molto — 1950

The first piece was completed at Châtel...Read more
Original title: Deux pièces — Two Pieces.

Scoring: two violins, viola and cello.

Movements:
1. Andante moderato — 1938
2. Allegro molto — 1950

The first piece was completed at Châtel on 7 November 1938, the second at Agate Beach on 4 October 1950. Dedicated to the Griller Quartet. The pieces were written separately twelve years apart; the pair has no single composition date. Each piece is dated below. Published in 1952.

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Two Pieces for String Quartet (1938, 1950): I. Andante moderato - II. Allegro molto . Martha Blum (violin), Richard Blum (viola), Parry Karp (cello)Read moreCollapse
Two Pieces for String Quartet (1938, 1950): I. Andante moderato - II. Allegro molto . Martha Blum (violin), Richard Blum (viola), Parry Karp (cello)
Original title: In the Mountains (Haute-Savoie).

Scoring: two violins, viola and cello. Composition date: 1924.

Movements:
1. Dusk — Moderato
2. Rustic Dance — Allegro giocoso

Composed in 1924...Read more
Original title: In the Mountains (Haute-Savoie).

Scoring: two violins, viola and cello. Composition date: 1924.

Movements:
1. Dusk — Moderato
2. Rustic Dance — Allegro giocoso

Composed in 1924 and dedicated to Léon Goetschel. The title refers to Haute-Savoie. The contrast between a twilight meditation and a rustic dance forms a compact two-part cycle. Published in 1926.

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In the Mountains (1924): I. Dusk - II. Rustic Dance . Martha Blum (violin), Richard Blum (viola), Parry Karp (cello)Read moreCollapse
In the Mountains (1924): I. Dusk - II. Rustic Dance . Martha Blum (violin), Richard Blum (viola), Parry Karp (cello)
Original title: Paysages — Landscapes.

Scoring: two violins, viola and cello. Composition date: 1923.

Movements:
1. North
2. Alpestre
3. Tongataboo

Composed in Cleveland in December 1923 and...Read more
Original title: Paysages — Landscapes.

Scoring: two violins, viola and cello. Composition date: 1923.

Movements:
1. North
2. Alpestre
3. Tongataboo

Composed in Cleveland in December 1923 and dedicated to Carl Engel. Published in 1925. The miniatures evoke northern, Alpine and Pacific landscapes; the last is named after Tongatapu.

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Paysages (1923): I. North - II. Alpestre - III. Tongataboo . Martha Blum (violin), Richard Blum (viola), Parry Karp (cello)Read moreCollapse
Paysages (1923): I. North - II. Alpestre - III. Tongataboo . Martha Blum (violin), Richard Blum (viola), Parry Karp (cello)
Original title: Prélude (Recueillement).

Scoring: two violins, viola and cello. Composition date: 1925.

Completed in Cleveland in May 1925 and marked Larghetto. Recueillement suggests inward...Read more
Original title: Prélude (Recueillement).

Scoring: two violins, viola and cello. Composition date: 1925.

Completed in Cleveland in May 1925 and marked Larghetto. Recueillement suggests inward reflection. Premiered in San Francisco on 7 May 1926 and published in 1929. A later organ version dates from 1946.

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Martha Blum (violin), Richard Blum (viola), Parry Karp (cello)
Original title: Klavier-Quartett Nr.1.

Scoring: piano, violin, viola and cello.

Composed in 1861.

Dedication: Baron
Reinhard von Dalwigk
(1818-97)

First performance: 1861-11-16, Hamburg,...Read more
Original title: Klavier-Quartett Nr.1.

Scoring: piano, violin, viola and cello.

Composed in 1861.

Dedication: Baron
Reinhard von Dalwigk
(1818-97)

First performance: 1861-11-16, Hamburg, Kleiner Wörmerscher Saal.

Movements / numbers:
1. Allegro
2. Intermezzo . Allegro ma non troppo — Trio . Animato
3. Andante con moto
4. Rondo alla Zingarese . Presto

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October 10/11, 1932, LondonRead moreCollapse
October 10/11, 1932, London

1. Allegro ma non tanto
2. Dumka. Andante con moto - Vivace
3. Scherzo (Furiant). Molto vivace - Trio. Poco tranquillo
4. Finale. Allegro
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11.02.1934.Read moreCollapse
11.02.1934.
1. Poco lento - Allegro
2. Scherzo: Vivace
3. Larghetto, dolce molto cantabile
4. Final: Allegro molto
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Recorded: May 18, 1933, London.Read moreCollapse
Recorded: May 18, 1933, London.
Part of the Op. 64 set, No. 3.

1. Vivace assai
2. Adagio
3. Menuetto: Allegretto
4. Finale: Presto
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November 1937Read moreCollapse
November 1937
Part of the Op. 77 set, No. 2.

1. Allegro moderato
2. Menuet
3. Andante
4. Finale: Vivace assai
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March 1935Read moreCollapse
March 1935
Part of the Op. 64 set, No. 4.

1. Allegro con brio
2. Menuetto: Allegretto
3. Adagio
4. Finale: Presto
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December 1936Read moreCollapse
December 1936
Part of the Op. 74 set, No. 3.

1. Allegro non molto
2. Largo assai
3. Minuetto - Trio
4. Finale: Allegro con brio
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November 1931Read moreCollapse
November 1931

Scoring: violin, viola, cello, keyboard.

Composed in 1785.

Movements:
1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Rondo — Allegro moderato
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31.01.1934, LondonRead moreCollapse
31.01.1934, London
 
 

 
 
     
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