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Piano Quartet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 20

Friedrich Gernsheim · 1839–1916 · German
For violin, viola, cello, piano
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the piano part
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Ensemble
Piano quartet
Hardest part
Piano
Form
Full work
Length
About 23 min
Composed
1870
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Three movements ending in a Rondo; first recorded only in 2021

About this work

First performed
1870 January 11 in Köln, or earlier
  1. Allegro molto moderato - Vivo
  2. Adagio cantabile in A-flat major
  3. Rondo. Allegro - un poco più tranquillo - Tempo I - Poco a poco più Allegro
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