Flute Quintet in E major, Op. 51 No. 2

Friedrich Kuhlau · 1786–1832 · German-Danish

For flute, violin, 2 violas, cello

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

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Ensemble: Strings & winds
Hardest part: Flute
Form: Full work
Length: About 28 min
Composed: c. 1822
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

Adagio introduction to an Allegro agitato, Menuetto, Andante, Finale; IMSLP reads E minor, discs E major

About this work

Composed: 1823 or before
Dedicated to: al suo amico P[alle].C[hristian]. Bruun (1796–1855)

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