Schumann quintet program notes

But, as in the first movement, we find ourselves in sudden, unexpected places. Listen for rhapsodic changes from darkness to light. Schumann wrote the Op. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

FoM On this album:. Un poco largamente [3] Scherzo. Molto vivace [7] Andante cantabile [8] Finale. All rights reserved. The third movement starts out with the promise of repose. In part a hymn, in part a more rhapsodic love-declaration, the music offers a grounded quality that is wholly absent in the first two movements.

However, the contrasting episode that follows dissipates that illusion. Punctuated by an obsessive rhythm in the second violin, this section has a nightmarish, angst- ridden quality.

Vividly, the main theme from the calmer opening of the movement reappears here, no longer consoling, but rather the agent of intensification.

A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp. A single opus number may refer to a collection of works e. For misc. Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology publication vs. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers e.

Bach, Haydn, Schubert. See wiki piano quintet — ensemble work for string quartet plus piano. One of the most grand chamber music forms. For an extra rich sound, some piano quintets omit the 2nd violin and add a bass comprising the complete four-part string section of the orchestra.