Piano Quartet in A minor

Gustav Mahler · 1860–1911 · Austrian

For violin, viola, cello, piano

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the piano part

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Ensemble: Piano quartet
Hardest part: Piano
Form: Short piece
Length: About 12 min
Composed: 1876
Era: Late Romantic

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A single movement written at 16; lush and brooding

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