Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (born 1939)

Nationality: American
Born: April 30, 1939, Miami, FL (age 84)

Piano Quintet

(for violin, viola, cello, bass and piano)
6:48 I. Quarter Note = 60
7:31 II. Fantasy. Die launische Forelle [The Moody Trout]
6:20 III. Quarter Note = 120
Duration: 21 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 2010 (age 70-71)
Commission: Commissioned by a large consortium for the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, along with violist Michael Tree and contrabassist Harold Robinson
1 recording, 3 videos
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6:48
The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, Michael Tree, viola and Harold Robinson, bass
I. Quarter Note = 60
7:31
The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, Michael Tree, viola and Harold Robinson, bass
II. Fantasy. Die launische Forelle [The Moody Trout]
6:20
The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, Michael Tree, viola and Harold Robinson, bass
III. Quarter Note = 120

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