The Piano Quartet No. 2 in E♭ major, Op. 87 (B. 162), is a piano quartet by Antonín Dvořák.[1] It was composed in summer 1889 at his country residence in Vysoká.[2]
Structure
editThe composition consists of four movements:
- Allegro con fuoco (E♭ major)
- Lento (G♭ major)
- Allegro moderato, grazioso (E♭ major) – Un pochettino più mosso (B major)
- Finale. Allegro ma non troppo (E♭ minor, ends in E♭ major)
A typical performance takes approximately 35 minutes.[2]
References
edit- ^ Honolka, Kurt (2004). Dvořák. Haus Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 9781904341529 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Piano Quartet No. 2". antonin-dvorak.cz. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
External links
edit- Piano Quartet No. 2 (Dvořák): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Piano Quartet No. 2 on YouTube, performed by Menahem Pressler and the Emerson String Quartet
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