String Quintet in B-flat major, MH 412 (Haydn, Michael)

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⇒ 4 more: Violin 2 • Viola 1 • Viola 2 • Cello

Publisher. Info. Vienna: Giovanni Traeg, n.d. Plate 71.
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Work Title String Quintet in B-flat major
Alternative. Title Divertimento
Composer Haydn, Michael
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. MH 412 ; Perger 105
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IMH 39
Key B-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 movements:
  1. Allegro con garbo
  2. Menuetto
  3. Largo
  4. Allegretto (6 variations)
  5. Menuetto
  6. Finale
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1786 ca., Salzburg
First Publication. 1790s? – Vienna: Giovanni Traeg
Average DurationAvg. Duration 26 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation 2 Violins, 2 Violas, cello (continuo?)
External Links RISM 455021420 (score. also at Munich)
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In its two recordings, on Sony (L'Archibudelli) and on Koch Schwann (played by Concilium Musicum Wien), the 6 movements are followed by a 10-minute Marcia (Andante). (Allmusic gives the lowest part as "continuo"?)