Piano Quintets

Album by Robert Schumann & Johannes Brahms & Artemis Quartet & Leif Ove Andsnes

The Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44, is a piano quintet by Robert Schumann, composed in 1842. Combining Romantic-era lyricism with dense chamber textures, it pairs piano with a string quartet to produce expansive harmonic writing, dramatic contrasts and rhythmic vigour, and it marks a significant point in Schumann's chamber-music output as he developed larger-scale instrumental forms.

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  1. 1.
    Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44: I. Allegro brillante
    8:15
  2. 2.
    Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44: II. In modo d'una marcia - Un poco largamente
    7:56
  3. 3.
    Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44: III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
    4:45
  4. 4.
    Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44: IV. Allegro non troppo
    7:13
  5. 5.
    Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34: I. Allegro non troppo
    14:54
  6. 6.
    Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34: II. Andante, un poco adagio
    8:13
  7. 7.
    Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34: III. Scherzo: Allegro & Trio
    7:07
  8. 8.
    Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34: IV. Finale
    10:04

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