Piano Quintet (Saint-Saëns) Explained

Piano Quintet in A Minor
Composer:Camille Saint-Saëns
Key:A minor
Opus:14
Period:Romantic
Genre:Piano Quintet
Composed:1855
Movements:4
Scoring:String Quartet and Piano

Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 14, by Camille Saint-Saëns is a piano quintet composed in 1855 and published 10 years later in 1865.[1]

Background

The piano quintet was the first work of chamber music written by Saint-Saëns. Additionally, he was only the second French composer to attempt a piano quintet.[2]

The composer dedicated the piece to his great aunt, Charlotte Gayard Masson, who lived with him and his mother. [3]

Structure

The work consists of four movements: [4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Camille . SAINT-SAËNS . 1855-01-01 . Piano Quintet in A minor op. 14 . 2024-07-30 . www.bruzanemediabase.com . en.
  2. Web site: Piano Quintet in a minor, Op. 14 . live . 30 July 2024 . earsense.
  3. Web site: Piano Quintet in A minor, Op 14 (Saint-Saëns) - from CDA67431/2 - Hyperion Records - MP3 and Lossless downloads . 2024-07-30 . www.hyperion-records.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Piano Quintet, Op.14 (Saint-Saëns, Camille) - IMSLP . 2024-07-30 . imslp.org.