Leif Segerstam (1944-2024)

Nationality: Finnish

Born: March 2, 1944, Vaasa, Ostrobothnia Died: October 9, 2024 (age 80)

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String Quartet No. 6

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

13:08	I.	Free-pulsatively
11:29	II.	Free-pulsatively
7:40	III.	Con moto
12:31	IV.	Adagissimo con spirito di Gustav Mahler

Duration: 45 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1974 (age 29-30)

1 recording, 4 videos

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13:08

Segerstam Quartet

I. Free-pulsatively

11:29

Segerstam Quartet

II. Free-pulsatively

7:40

Segerstam Quartet

III. Con moto

12:31

Segerstam Quartet

IV. Adagissimo con spirito di Gustav Mahler

adagissimo [I], adagiosissimo—extremely slow; slower than adagio
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
con [I,S]—with
moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
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
spirito, con spirito, spiritoso, spirituoso—Spirited, lively
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.