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Piano Quintet

Elliott Carter · 1908–2012 · American
For 2 violins, viola, cello, piano
Also known as Quintet for Piano and String Quartet
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched
DramaticLyricalLesser-known

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Ensemble
Piano quintet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 15 min
Composed
1997
Era
20th century

Notes

Piano and string quartet; recorded by Ursula Oppens and the Arditti Quartet

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