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Piano Quintet

Thomas Adès · b. 1971 · British

For 2 violins, viola, cello, piano

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 20 min
Composed: 2000
Era: Contemporary

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One movement in sonata form, tracked in three parts; premiered by Adès and the Arditti Quartet in Melbourne, 2001

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