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String Quintet in F major, WAB 112

187942 min

This guide follows Bruckner’s String Quintet in F major, WAB 112 (1879) in four parts: Gemäßigt (sonata form), Scherzo. Schnell – Trio. Langsamer (minuet and trio), Adagio (sonata form) and Finale. Lebhaft bewegt (sonata form).

Recording: Isabella Lippi, Eric Pidluski (violins), Rebecca Swan, Bruno Silva (violas), Sara Sitzer (cello) (2022)

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Follow all 30 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II. – . · Minuet and trio
  3. III · Sonata form
  4. IV. · Sonata form
ISonata form0:07–12:00

means moderate, and the avoids the usual bustle: the first violin introduces a full of longing at the start of the . The is broad and lyrical, and a third (C) and a round off the , with lines rising towards each . The and lead to a that brings back the three groups in order, and the closes with rippling arpeggios.

II. – . Minuet and trio12:20–19:16
IIISonata form19:44–33:01
IV. Sonata form33:25–42:30

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Anton BrucknerChamber musicRomantic periodF majorSonata formMinuet and trio

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