Piano Quintet in A minor

Ignaz von Beecke · 1733–1803 · German

For piano, 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the piano part

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Ensemble: Piano quintet
Hardest part: Piano
Form: Full work
Length: About 26 min
Composed: c. 1770
Era: Classical

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Early piano quintet (about 1770); three movements, the piano part in the style of a reduced-forces concerto

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