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Piano Quintet in A minor ("Volga")

Maria Bach · 1896–1978 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello, piano
Also known as Wolgaquintett · Volga Quintet
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 32 min
Composed
1928
Era
20th century · woman composer

Notes

Variations on the Volga song fill the slow middle movement

About this work

Composed
1928
  1. Ruhig bewegt
  2. Variationen eines Wiegenlieds
  3. Finale: Laufen lassen
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