Piano Quartet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 36

(for violin, viola, cello and piano)

I.	Largo - Allegro con brio
II.	Andante con espressione
III.	Scherzo. Allegro ma non troppo
IV.	Allegro vivace

Published in 1827, when Marschner was around 32

glossary

allegro—fast, lively tempo
andante—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
con [I,S]—with
largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
ma—but, however
piano quartet—a ensemble (work) comprising violin, viola, cello and piano. Most of the great Classical and Romantic composers produced one or more works for this combination of which many are masterworks of chamber music.
scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro