String Quintet, D.956 (Schubert, Franz)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Composition Year 1828 (September) ca.
Genre Categories Quintets; For 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 5 players; For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For 5 players (arr); For 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass (arr); Scores featuring the double bass (arr); For violin, cello, piano (arr); For 3 players (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 pianos (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); For organ (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For 5 cellos (arr)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#76609 - 44.08MB - 48:08 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 14380×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/8/26)

Performer Pages Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (ensemble)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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 Complete Performance (EU)
#503588 - 52.15MB - 46:44 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/N/!N - 746×⇩ - MP3 - Vangi

MP3 file (audio)
Vangi (2017/12/6)

Publisher Info. La Voce del Padrone ‎– QALP 10179, unknown.
Performers Quintetto Boccherini:
Arrigo Pelliccia, Guido Mozzato (violins)
Luigi Sagrati (viola)
Arturo Bonucci, Nerio Brunelli (cellos)
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Misc. Notes Vinyl, LP, Mono - Enregistrements sonores de sources diverses
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 1. Allegro ma non troppo (EU)
#722862 - 21.07MB - 15:02 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 1043×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/8/8)

 2. Adagio (EU)
#722863 - 19.41MB - 13:57 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 566×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/8/8)

 3. Scherzo. Andante sostenuto (EU)
#722864 - 14.35MB - 10:20 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 249×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/8/8)

 4. Allegretto (EU)
#722865 - 13.68MB - 9:47 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 198×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/8/8)

Performer Pages Budapest String Quartet (Joseph Roisman, Alexander Schneider, Boris Kroyt, Misch Schneider)
Bernar Heifetz (cello)
Publisher Info. Columbia Masterworks, 1963. MS 6536.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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 1. Allegro ma non troppo (EU)
#716310 - 25.44MB - 14:16 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/64/V - 325×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/15)

 2. Adagio (EU)
#716311 - 21.82MB - 13:14 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/64/V - 197×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/15)

 3. Scherzo. Presto — Trio. Andante sostenuto (EU)
#716312 - 16.64MB - 7:16 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/64/V - 134×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/15)

 4. Allegretto — Più allegro (EU)
#716313 - 15.63MB - 9:46 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/64/V - 103×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/15)

Performer Pages Isaac Stern (violin)
Alexander Schneider (violin)
Milton Katims (viola)
Pablo Casals (cello)
Paul Tortelier (cello)
Publisher Info. Columbia Masterworks, 1953. ML 4714 / SL-183.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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 1. Allegro ma non troppo (EU)
#722887 - 23.69MB - 13:57 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/62/V - 180×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/8/8)

 2. Adagio (EU)
#722888 - 24.08MB - 14:26 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/62/V - 114×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/8/8)

 3. Scherzo (EU)
#722889 - 13.91MB - 7:46 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/62/V - 48×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/8/8)

 4. Allegretto (EU)
#722890 - 12.98MB - 8:35 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/62/V - 40×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/8/8)

Performer Pages Budapest String Quartet (Joseph Roisman, Alexander Schneider, Boris Kroyt, Misch Schneider)
Bernar Heifetz (cello)
Publisher Info. Columbia Masterworks, 1951. ML 4437.
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Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#885759 - 6.42MB, 48 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 318×⇩ - Pnorcks

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Pnorcks (2023/11/27)

Editor Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857-1929)
Publisher. Info. Franz Schubert's Werke, Serie IV, No.[1]
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1890. Plate F.S. 22.
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 Complete Score (Preview)
#35019 - 7.40MB, 46 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 40499×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2009/7/19)

Editor Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857-1929)
Publisher. Info. Franz Schubert's Werke, Serie IV, No.[1]
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1890. Plate F.S. 22.
Reprinted Complete Chamber Music for Strings (pp.1-44)
New York: Dover Publications, 1973.
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 Complete Score
#94129 - 5.36MB, 82 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 15875×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2011/2/26)

Editor Wilhelm Altmann (1862-1951)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Eulenburg, No.15, n.d.(ca.1925). Plate E.E. 1115.
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Misc. Notes Includes Altmann's preface.
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Parts

 Violin 1
#720659 - 3.62MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 350×⇩ - Thingy Person

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

 Violin 2
#720660 - 2.79MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 184×⇩ - Thingy Person

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 Viola
#720661 - 2.64MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 201×⇩ - Thingy Person

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 Cello 1
#720662 - 2.60MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 214×⇩ - Thingy Person

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 Cello 2
#720663 - 2.56MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 181×⇩ - Thingy Person

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Thingy Person (2021/7/30)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Vienna: C. A. Spina, No.9101, n.d.[1853]. Plate D. & C. N° 9101.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This publication is the only primary source of the piece, although other copies exist.
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 Complete Parts
#283259 - 7.76MB, 87 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4027×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2013/6/2)

⇒ 5 more: Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola • Cello 1 • Cello 2

 Violin 1
#106646 - 1.41MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 15512×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/6/23)

 Violin 2
#106647 - 1.17MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8783×⇩ - Massenetique

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 Viola
#106648 - 1.16MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9415×⇩ - Massenetique

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 Cello 1
#106649 - 1.13MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12309×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/6/23)

 Cello 2
#106650 - 1.11MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10593×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/6/23)

Editor August Schulz (1837-1909)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d.[1876]. Plate 10178 A-E.
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Misc. Notes #283259: Original images: 300dpi, color jpg files approx. 2400 by 3050 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins., Rehearsal letters
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 Violin 1
#32206 - 3.31MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10974×⇩ - TheShrubbery

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TheShrubbery (2009/6/7)

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

 Violin 2
#32334 - 10.31MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6740×⇩ - TheShrubbery

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TheShrubbery (2009/6/7)

 Viola
#32335 - 9.79MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7531×⇩ - TheShrubbery

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TheShrubbery (2009/6/7)

 Cello 1
#32336 - 10.25MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8465×⇩ - TheShrubbery

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TheShrubbery (2009/6/7)

 Cello 2
#32337 - 9.59MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7335×⇩ - TheShrubbery

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TheShrubbery (2009/6/7)

Editor Carl Herrmann (1810-1890)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.775, n.d.(ca.1895). Plate 8159.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes The Peters edition (edited by Ferdinand David), published with the same plate number, is virtually identical to this edition: bowings and fingerings are the same. The only difference is that David recommends an occasional harmonic while Herrmann does not. Herrmann includes measure numbers.
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 Violin 1
#885760 - 1.79MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 163×⇩ - Pnorcks

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Pnorcks (2023/11/27)

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

 Violin 2
#885761 - 1.54MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 116×⇩ - Pnorcks

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 Viola
#885762 - 1.48MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 134×⇩ - Pnorcks

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 Cello 1
#885763 - 1.39MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 134×⇩ - Pnorcks

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 Cello 2
#885764 - 1.36MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 130×⇩ - Pnorcks

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Editor Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857-1929)
Publisher. Info. Franz Schubert's Werke, Serie IV, No.[1]
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1890. Plate F.S. 22.
Copyright
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello (Fujita)

 Viola 2
#901550 - 5.09MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 105×⇩ - Katsushiro

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Katsushiro (2024/2/26)

Arranger Katsushiro Fujita
Publisher. Info. Fujiculturesoft
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For 2 Violins, Viola, Cello and Double Bass (Belcher)

 Double Bass (Orchestral: E-A-d-g Tuning)
#891139 - 1.04MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 375×⇩ - Allismg

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 Double Bass (Solo: F♯-B-e-a Tuning)
#891141 - 1.29MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 122×⇩ - Allismg

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Allismg (2023/12/30)

Arranger Aleck Belcher (b. 1999)
Publisher. Info. Aleck Belcher, 2023.
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Misc. Notes Cello 2 transcribed for Double Bass.
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For Violin, Cello and Piano (Hermann)

 Complete Score
#45588 - 4.37MB, 49 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1741×⇩ - Peter

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Peter (2009/11/7)

 Violin
#45589 - 1.35MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 969×⇩ - Peter

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Peter (2009/11/7)

 Cello
#45590 - 1.14MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 853×⇩ - Peter

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Peter (2009/11/7)

Arranger Friedrich Hermann (1828-1907)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.1420, n.d.(ca.1850). Plate 3649.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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For 2 Pianos (Babcock)

 Piano 1
#860774 - 0.83MB, 43 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 89×⇩ - Gaylon Babcock

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 Piano 2
#860775 - 0.82MB, 44 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 62×⇩ - Gaylon Babcock

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Gaylon Babcock (2023/6/21)

Arranger Gaylon Babcock
Publisher. Info. Gaylon Babcock
Copyright
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Misc. Notes each part designed to be printed front and back
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For Piano 4 Hands (Hübschmann)

 Complete Score
#94484 - 4.02MB, 42 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 787×⇩ - CURTIM

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CURTIM (2011/2/28)

Arranger C. Hübschmann
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart, n.d.[1868]. Plate F.E.C.L. 2079.
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For Piano 4 hands (Röse)

 Complete Score
#720664 - 44.27MB, 75 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 27×⇩ - Thingy Person

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Thingy Person (2021/7/30)

Arranger August Röse (1821-1873)
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Spina, n.d.(ca.1860). Plate C.S.17,128.
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For Piano 4 hands (Ulrich)

 Complete Score
#10381 - 4.65MB, 58 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 972×⇩ - Daphnis

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Daphnis (2007/7/20)

Arranger Hugo Ulrich (1827-1872)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1875). Plate 8074.
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Misc. Notes This file is from the MIT archive project.
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For Piano (Stark)

 Complete Score
#25137 - 2.67MB, 36 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3973×⇩ - Peter

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Peter (2008/12/4)

Arranger Ludwig Stark (1831-1884)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 5661.
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Adagio (No.2)

For Organ (Stenov)

 Complete Score
#578940 - 0.05MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 572×⇩ - Stenov

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Stenov (2019/6/26)

Arranger Michael Stenov
Publisher. Info. Michael Stenov
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Scherzo (No.3)

For 5 Cellos (Tobasi)

 Complete Score
#390072 - 0.07MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2115×⇩ - Tobasi

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Tobasi (2015/8/19)

Arranger Tobasi
Publisher. Info. Tobasi
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Misc. Notes Transposed from D major to C major
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General Information

Work Title String Quintet
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Streichquintett; Arĉkvinteto; 弦楽五重奏曲; Quintette en ut majeur de Schubert; Strijkkwintet; strin quintent; Quintetto per archi in do maggiore; Quintet de corda; 현악 오중주
Name Aliases Quintette en do majeur de Schubert; Quintette à cordes en do majeur; Quintette en ut majeur; Quintette a cordes en do majeur; Strijkkwintet in C-groot; Strijkkwintet (Schubert); String Quintet in C Major, D. 956; String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163; Quintetto d'archi in do maggiore D. 956; Quintetto d'archi in do maggiore op. 163
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 292655475; LCCN: n81028026; BNF: 13911273b
Composer Schubert, Franz
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. D.956 ; Op.163
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFS 725
Key C major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro ma non troppo (C major, 445 bars)
  2. Adagio (E major, 94 bars)
  3. Scherzo. Presto (C major, 212 bars) — Trio. Andante sostenuto (D♭ major, 58 bars)
  4. Allegretto (C major, 429 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1828 (September) ca.
First Performance. 1850/11/17 in Vienna, Musikverein
The Josef Hellmesberger Quartet with Josef Stransky
First Publication. 1853 – Vienna: C.A. Spina, plate 9101 (engraved before 1851)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 55 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos
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List of Compositions Featuring the Cello
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