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Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81

188742 min

This guide follows Dvořák’s Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81 (1887) in four parts: Allegro ma non tanto (sonata form), Dumka: Andante con moto, Scherzo (Furiant): Molto vivace (minuet and trio) and Finale: Allegro (sonata form).

Recording: Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Borodin Quartet (1982)

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Follow all 22 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II:
  3. III (): · Minuet and trio
  4. IV: · Sonata form
I Sonata form0:29–14:12

, . The cello opens with a radiant, lyrical (First ), and the violin answers with an energetic, double-dotted figure. A leads to the busier , introduced by the viola. The works over both themes. The is fairly regular, with the returning, and a rousing ends the .

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II: 14:41–31:18
III (): Minuet and trio31:47–35:28
IV: Sonata form35:33–42:22

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

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Antonín DvořákChamber musicRomantic periodA majorSonata formMinuet and trio

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