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Piano Quintet (Brahms)
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The Piano Quintet in F minor, opus 34, by Johannes Brahms was completed in 1866. It was dedicated to Her Royal Highness the Princess Anne of Hesse. Like most piano quintets, it is written for piano and string quartet (two violins, viola and cello).
The piece is in four movements:
- Allegro non troppo
- Andante, un poco adagio
- Scherzo: Allegro
- Finale: Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo - Presto, non troppo
The work began life as a string quintet (completed in 1862 and scored for two violins, viola and two cellos), later evolved into a sonata for two pianos (in which form Brahms and Carl Tausig performed it) before taking its final form. The outer movements are more adventurous than usual in terms of harmony and are unsettling in effect. The introduction to the finale, with its rising figure in semitones, is especially remarkable. Both piano and strings play an equally important role throughout this work.
- Piano Quintet was available at the International Music Score Library Project.