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Piano Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 125 ("Divertimento")

Hans Huber · 1852–1921 · Swiss
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 31 min
Composed
1907
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements

About this work

Dedicated to
Fräulein Ida Schwartz
First performed
1908 March 3, Basel; Hans Huber, Hans Kötscher, Emil Wittwer, Edmund Schaeffer, Willy Treichler
  1. Quasi fantasia
  2. Tema con variazioni (Quasi adagio, ma non troppo e con sentimento)
  3. Intermezzo (Allegro scherzando)
  4. Finale (Rhapsodie) (Allegro con fuoco)
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