Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 155 ("Memories of the Tuscan Countryside")

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco · 1895–1968 · Italian-American

For 2 violins, viola, cello, piano

Also known as Ricordi della campagna toscana

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the piano part

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Ensemble: Piano quintet
Hardest part: Piano
Form: Full work
Length: About 36 min
Composed: 1951
Era: 20th century

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Four movements; the longer of his two piano quintets

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