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Piano Quartet in E major, Op. 20

Sergei Taneyev · 1856–1915 · Russian
For violin, viola, cello, piano
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the piano part
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Ensemble
Piano quartet
Hardest part
Piano
Form
Full work
Length
About 37 min
Composed
1902–06
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Three movements; the finale builds a fugue and ends in a serene Moderato

About this work

Composed
1902?1906
Dedicated to
Julius H. Block
First performed
1906, Moscow, Bohemian Quartet, composer at piano
  1. Allegro brillante ()
  2. Adagio più tosto largo (C major. )
  3. Allegro molto (E minor. ) - Fuga - Moderato serafico

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