Finale: Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo - Presto, non troppo
The work began life as a string quintet (completed in 1862 and scored for two violins, viola and two cellos) and was then a sonata for two pianos (in which form Brahms and Carl Tausig performed it) before taking its final form. The outer movements are more than usually adventurous in harmony and unsettling in effect, and the introduction to the finale, with its rising figure in semitones, especially can be remarked on.
The PianoQuintet in F minor, opus 34, by Johannes Brahms was completed in 1864.
Like most pianoquintets, it is written for piano and string quartet (two violins, viola and cello).
The work began life as a string quintet (completed in 1862 and scored for two violins, viola and two cellos) and was then a sonata for two pianos (in which form Brahms and Carl Tausig performed it) before taking its final form.
In classical instrumental music, any additional instrument (such as a piano, clarinet, oboe, etc.) joined to the usual string quartet (two violins, a viola, and a cello), gives the resulting ensemble its name, such as "pianoquintet", "clarinet quintet", etc. A piece of music written for such a group is similarly named.
Schubert: pianoquintet in A major, D.667 (1819), popularely known as the 'Trout Quintet', based on his Lied "Die Forelle" ("the trout"); this piece in part inspired future efforts in the composition of pianoquintets, especially those of Schumann and Dvorak.
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