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Piano Quintet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 30

Louise Farrenc · 1804–1875 · French
For violin, viola, cello, double bass, 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 30 min
Composed
1839
Era
Early Romantic · woman composer

Notes

Piano with violin, viola, cello and double bass, the scoring of Schubert's Trout

About this work

Composed
1839 ca.
Dedicated to
Mad.me Frédéric Pellereau (autograph)
First performed
1840
  1. Allegro ()
  2. Adagio non troppo ()
  3. Scherzo. Presto ()
  4. Finale. Allegro ()
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