Eduard Franck (1817-1893)

Nationality: German

Born: October 5, 1817, Breslau Died: December 1, 1893, Berlin (age 76)

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Piano Quintet in D major, Op. 45

(for 2 violins, viola, cello and piano)

11:20	I.	Allegro
7:32	II.	Presto
10:34	III.	Andante con moto
6:32	IV.	Allegro

Duration: 36 minutes (approximately)

Published: 1882 (age 64-65)

1 recording, 4 videos

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11:20

Edinger Quartet, James Tocco

I. Allegro

7:30

Edinger Quartet, James Tocco

II. Presto

10:33

Edinger Quartet, James Tocco

III. Andante con moto

6:31

Edinger Quartet, James Tocco

IV. Allegro

Related Composers

Richard Franck (1858-1938)

Son

Nationality: German

Born: January 3, 1858, Cologne Died: January 22, 1938 (age 80)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Teacher

Nationality: German

Born: February 3, 1809, Hamburg Died: November 4, 1847, Leipzig (age 38)

glossary

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
con [I,S]—with
moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
piano quintet—ensemble (work) for string quartet plus piano. One of the most grand chamber music forms. For an extra rich sound, some piano quintets omit the 2nd violin and add a bass comprising the complete four-part string section of the orchestra.
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
quintet, quintette [F], quintett [G], quintetto [I]—an ensemble / work for 5 players, the typical examples being string quintet (with second viola or cello), piano quintet or woodwind quintet