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Piano Quintet, Op. 92, SO 610

Leo Ornstein · 1893–2002 · American
For 2 violins, viola, cello, piano
Also known as Quintet for Piano and Strings
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, for the piano part
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Ensemble
Piano quintet
Hardest part
Piano
Form
Full work
Length
About 40 min
Composed
1927
Era
20th century

Notes

Written for E. S. Coolidge; 40-minute, dissonant quintet with a virtuoso piano part

About this work

Composed
1927? (notes give "late 1920s" only for date.)
Dedicated to
Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
First performed
1928/01/01
  1. Allegro barbaro
  2. Andante lamentoso
  3. Allegro agitato

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