Piano Quintet No. 1 (Dvořák)

The Piano Quintet No. 1 in A major, Op. 5 (B. 28), is a piano quintet by Antonín Dvořák, scored for two violins, viola, cello and piano.[1] Composed in 1872 in Prague, it was premiered in November that year. It was not published then and Dvořák lost the autograph over the years, having to ask a friend for a copy when he revised the work in 1887. The revised version was not performed until 1922, 18 years after his death.[2]

Structure

The composition consists of three movements:

  1. Allegro ma non troppo (A major)
  2. Andante sostenuto (F major)
  3. Finale. Allegro con brio (A major)

A typical performance takes approximately 28 minutes.[2]

References
  1. Honolka, Kurt (2004). Dvořák. Haus Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 9781904341529 – via Google Books.
  2. "String Quintet No. 1". antonin-dvorak.cz. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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