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Piano Sextet in B-flat minor, Op. 63

Sergey Lyapunov · 1859–1924 · Russian
For 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the piano part
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Ensemble
Piano & strings
Hardest part
Piano
Form
Full work
Length
About 37 min
Composed
1916
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements; for piano, two violins, viola, cello and double bass

About this work

Composed
1916 (rev. 1921)
Dedicated to
Zenaïde Schandarowska
First performed
1916
  1. Allegro maestoso ()
  2. Scherzo. Allegro vivace ()
  3. Nocturne. Lento ma non troppo ()
  4. Finale. Allegro risoluto ()

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