Piano Quintet in E minor, Op. 56 No. 1, G. 407

Luigi Boccherini · 1743–1805 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello, piano

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the piano part

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Ensemble: Piano quintet
Hardest part: Piano
Form: Full work
Length: About 24 min
Composed: 1797
Era: Classical

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Fortepiano and string quartet; four movements

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