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Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57

Dmitri Shostakovich · 1906–1975 · Russian
For 2 violins, viola, cello, piano
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the piano part
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Ensemble
Piano quintet
Hardest part
Piano
Form
Full work
Length
About 33 min
Composed
1940
Era
20th century

Notes

Neo-Baroque prelude and fugue, sardonic scherzo

About this work

  1. Prelude: Lento – Poco più mosso – Lento
  2. Fugue: Adagio
  3. Scherzo: Allegretto
  4. Intermezzo: Lento
  5. Finale: Allegretto
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