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Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15

187931 min

This guide follows Fauré’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15 (1879) in four parts: Allegro molto moderato (sonata form), Scherzo. Allegro vivo (minuet and trio), Adagio and Allegro molto (sonata form).

Recording: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Leopold String Trio

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Follow all 30 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II. · Minuet and trio
  3. III
  4. IV · Sonata form
I Sonata form0:23–9:58

A sturdy in the strings, pushed along by off-beat chords in the piano, opens the . The gentler is introduced by the viola and is in E major. In the the opening comes back slowed down and played gently, so that a marching tune learns to sing. The follows, with the now in C major, and the opening quietly in the viola in the .

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II. Minuet and trio10:11–15:35
III15:47–23:21
IV Sonata form23:38–31:11

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

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Gabriel FauréChamber musicLate Romantic periodC minorSonata formMinuet and trio

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