Piano Quintet in G minor, JS 159

Jean Sibelius · 1865–1957 · Finnish

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 38 min
Composed: 1890
Era: Late Romantic

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Five movements, composed 1890; not published in Sibelius's lifetime

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