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Piano Quintet No. 2, H. 298

Bohuslav Martinů · 1890–1959 · Czech
For 2 violins, viola, cello, piano
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the piano part
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Ensemble
Piano quintet
Hardest part
Piano
Form
Full work
Length
About 28 min
Composed
1944
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements; the larger of his two piano quintets

About this work

Composed
1944 (February-April)
Dedicated to
Fanny P. Mason
First performed
1944 December 31 (or 1945 March 4?)
  1. Poco Allegro
  2. Adagio
  3. Scherzo - Poco allegretto
  4. Largo - Allegro (non troppo)
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