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Piano Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 79
Johann Baptist Cramer · 1771–1858 · English
For piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass
Also known as Piano Quintet No. 3
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the piano part
Listen
- Ensemble
- Piano quintet
- Hardest part
- Piano
- Form
- Full work
- Length
- About 20 min
- Composed
- 1832
- Era
- Classical
Notes
Trout scoring with double bass; premiered 1833 by Cramer with Lindley and Dragonetti
About this work
- Composed
- 1832
- First performed
- 1833/03/11 in London, Hanover Square Rooms; François Cramer (violin), Johann Wilhelm Moralt (viola), Robert Lindley (cello), Domenico Dragonetti (double bass) and the composer (piano)
- Allegro moderato ma spiritoso
- Adagio cantabile
- Rondo. Allegro