Piano Quartet. Klavierquartett Op. 44, Piano Quartet. Klavierquartet Op. 47
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Title:
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Piano Quartet. Klavierquartett Op. 44, Piano Quartet. Klavierquartet Op. 47 |
Otros títulos:
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Quintet, op. 44, for piano, 2 violins, viola and cello, in E flat major ; Quartet, op. 47, for piano, violin, viola and cello, in E flat major. |
Intérprete/ Colaborador:
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Robert Schumann; Samuel Rhodes; Dolsf Bettelheim; Beaux Arts Trio |
Código CDU:
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Schu.02 |
Forma Musical:
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Piano quartets -- Scores. Piano quintets -- Scores. |
Abstract:
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Begun on October 24, 1842, the Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47, was completed within a month. Schumann played through the work with friends early in December, but it was not published until 1845. Although Schumann started composing the Quartet in E flat major only a few days after completing the Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44, the two works could not be more different; the (slightly) later work is actually the more traditional, especially in Schumann's use of counterpoint.
Schumann seems to have been more comfortable with the intimate instrumentation of the chamber works than he was with the full orchestra. However, the chamber works, aside from the string quartets, are piano driven, with the strings either following the keyboard part or acting in opposition to it as a unified choir. In the Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47, thematic links between movements are heard, as well as Schumann's tendency for protracted development of material, resulting in large structures. ... |
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