Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Nationality:
English
Born: October 12, 1872, Down Ampney, Gloucestershire Died: August 26, 1958, London (age 85)
Piano Quintet in c minor
(for violin, viola, cello, bass and piano)
| 9:35 | I. | Allegro con fuoco | |
| 9:40 | II. | Andante | |
| 9:54 | III. | Fantasia quasi variazioni - Moderato |
Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1903-1905 (age 30-33)
Premiere:
December 14, 1905. London, Aeolian Hall Louis Zimmerman (violin), Alfred Hobday (viola), Paul Ludwig (cello), Claude Hobday (double bass), Richard Epstein (piano)
Revised:
1905 (age 32-33)
7 recordings,
17 videos
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9:33
Schubert Ensemble (live)
I.
Allegro con fuoco
9:20
Schubert Ensemble (live)
II.
Andante
9:25
Schubert Ensemble (live)
III.
Fantasia quasi variazioni - Moderato
9:26
Stockholm Syndrome Ensemble
I.
Allegro con fuoco
9:19
Stockholm Syndrome Ensemble
II.
Andante
9:39
Stockholm Syndrome Ensemble
III.
Fantasia quasi variazioni - Moderato
10:14
London Soloists Ensemble
I.
Allegro con fuoco
10:47
London Soloists Ensemble
II.
Andante
10:20
London Soloists Ensemble
III.
Fantasia quasi variazioni - Moderato
30:17
John Novacek, et. al.
9:25
Fabergé-quintet, Yoko Kikuchi
I.
Allegro con fuoco
9:09
Fabergé-quintet, Yoko Kikuchi
II.
Andante
10:21
Fabergé-quintet, Yoko Kikuchi
III.
Fantasia quasi variazioni - Moderato
9:10
Munich Piano Trio and Friends
I.
Allegro con fuoco
9:27
Munich Piano Trio and Friends
II.
Andante
9:43
Munich Piano Trio and Friends
III.
Fantasia quasi variazioni - Moderato
27:46
Energico Quintet
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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
- fantasia, fantasy, fantazy, fantazia, phantasy, phantasie, fancy, fantasie [G], fantaisie [F] —generally, a piece of music favoring a free flight of expression over strict adherence to formal rules; suggesting an improvisational character. However, there are at least two more specific historical meanings: 1) the fantasia/fantasie/fancy of English Renaissance viol consort music and 2) Cobbett's Phantasie, an early 20th century form of single-movement chamber music inspired by the Renaissance fancy with the goal of stimulating new English chamber or "consort" music.
- fuoco, con fuoco, avec feu [Fr], mit Feuer [G], feurig [G]—fire, fiery; passionately, burning energy and excitement; impetuously
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- 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.
- quasi—almost, almost like, as if
- 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
- tema con variazioni, con variazioni, Tema e variazioni, theme and variations, Thema mit Variationen [G], Thème varié [F]—a common movement form featuring an initial theme followed by a series of variations on that theme, each of which adjusts any number of parameters to achieve variety, e.g. tempo, rhythm, key, instrumentation, etc.A challenge to the composers ingenuity and a delight for the listener
- Trout Quintet, Trout Instrumentation, Piano Quintet 'Trout'—A common term for the ensemble comprising violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano, named for one of the earliest and the most famous example: Schubert's quintet nicknamed "The Trout". The term is used to distinguish it from the more standard "piano quintet" comprising string quartet and piano. For an example predating Schubert, see Hummel. explore