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Piano Quintet in G major, Op. 156

Ferdinand Hiller · 1811–1885 · German
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 39 min
Composed
1873
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Four movements including an Intermezzo; the piano leads

About this work

Dedicated to
Andrew George Kurtz (in Liverpool)
First performed
1872 November (Köln) or earlier
  1. Allegro con anima
  2. Adagio espressivo
  3. Intermezzo. Allegro leggiero
  4. Finale. Allegro con molto fuoco
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