Piano quartet ( Schumann ) - wikipedia Piano quartet ( Schumann ) Jump to : navigation , search The Piano Quartet in E flat major , Op. 47 , by Robert Schumann was written in 1842 . It has been described as the `` creative double '' of Schumann 's Piano Quintet , also in E-flat major . It is one of the most frequently performed and recorded piano quartets in the standard repertoire . Contents ( hide ) 1 Background 2 Form 2.1 First Movement : Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo 2.2 Second Movement : Scherzo : Molto vivace - Trio I - Trio II 2.3 Third Movement : Andante cantabile 2.4 Finale : Finale : Vivace 3 Footnotes 4 External links Background ( edit ) The work was composed in 1842 , during Schumann 's `` Chamber Music Year . '' Prior to that year Schumann had completed no chamber music at all with the exception of an early piano quartet ( in 1829 ) . However , during his year - long concentration on the genre he wrote three string quartets and a piano quintet in addition to the piano quartet . According to John Daverio , the work shows the influence of Franz Schubert 's second piano trio , also in E-flat Major . Form ( edit ) The piece is in four movements : Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo Scherzo : Molto vivace - Trio I - Trio II Andante cantabile Finale : Vivace First Movement : Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo ( edit ) Second movement : scherzo : Molto vivace - Trio I - Trio II ( edit ) This skittering movement resembles the `` elfin scherzos '' of Mendelssohn . Third movement : andante cantabile ( edit ) A deeply romantic and song - like , melodic movement , with the cello prominent . Finale : finale : vivace ( edit ) A heavily contrapuntal movement built upon the three - note figure introduced in the coda of the preceding movement . Footnotes ( edit ) Jump up ^ John Daverio , ' Robert Schumann : Herald of a `` New Poetic Age . '' ' ( 1997 , Oxford ) , p. 259 Jump up ^ John Daverio , ' Robert Schumann : Herald of a `` New Poetic Age . '' ' ( 1997 , Oxford ) , p. 51 Jump up ^ John Daverio , ' Robert Schumann : Herald of a `` New Poetic Age . '' ' ( 1997 , Oxford ) , p. 253 Jump up ^ John Daverio , ' Robert Schumann : Herald of a `` New Poetic Age . '' ' ( 1997 , Oxford ) , p. 259 - 60 External links ( edit ) Piano Quartet : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project ( IMSLP ) Performance by the Musicians from Marlboro from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format ( hide ) Chamber music by Robert Schumann Duos Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano , Op. 73 Three Romances for Oboe and Piano , Op. 94 Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor , Op. 105 Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor , Op. 121 Märchenbilder for Viola and Piano , Op. 113 Trios Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor , Op. 63 Piano Trio No. 2 in F , Op. 80 Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor , Op. 110 Quartets & Quintets String Quartet No. 1 in A minor , Op. 41 No. 1 String Quartet No. 2 in F , Op. 41 No. 2 String Quartet No. 3 in A , Op. 41 No. 3 Piano Quartet in E ♭ , Op. 47 Piano Quintet in E ♭ , Op. 44 List of compositions by Robert Schumann Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piano_Quartet_(Schumann)&oldid=740156795 '' Categories : Chamber music by Robert Schumann Compositions for piano quartet 1842 compositions Compositions in E-flat major Hidden categories : Works with IMSLP links Articles with International Music Score Library Project links Talk Contents About Wikipedia 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 19 September 2016 , at 11 : 49 . About Wikipedia 
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The Piano Quartet in E flat major , Op. 47 , by Robert Schumann was written in 1842 . It has been described as the `` creative double '' of Schumann 's Piano Quintet , also in E-flat major . It is one of the most frequently performed and recorded piano quartets in the standard repertoire . The work was composed in 1842 , during Schumann 's `` Chamber Music Year . '' Prior to that year Schumann had completed no chamber music at all with the exception of an early piano quartet ( in 1829 ) . However , during his year - long concentration on the genre he wrote three string quartets and a piano quintet in addition to the piano quartet . According to John Daverio , the work shows the influence of Franz Schubert 's second piano trio , also in E-flat Major . The piece is in four movements : Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo Scherzo : Molto vivace - Trio I - Trio II Andante cantabile Finale : Vivace Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo Scherzo : Molto vivace - Trio I - Trio II Finale : Vivace This skittering movement resembles the `` elfin scherzos '' of Mendelssohn . A deeply romantic and song - like , melodic movement , with the cello prominent . A heavily contrapuntal movement built upon the three - note figure introduced in the coda of the preceding movement . Jump up ^ John Daverio , ' Robert Schumann : Herald of a `` New Poetic Age . '' ' ( 1997 , Oxford ) , p. 259 Jump up ^ John Daverio , ' Robert Schumann : Herald of a `` New Poetic Age . '' ' ( 1997 , Oxford ) , p. 51 Jump up ^ John Daverio , ' Robert Schumann : Herald of a `` New Poetic Age . '' ' ( 1997 , Oxford ) , p. 253 Jump up ^ John Daverio , ' Robert Schumann : Herald of a `` New Poetic Age . '' ' ( 1997 , Oxford ) , p. 259 - 60 Jump up ^ John Daverio , ' Robert Schumann : Herald of a `` New Poetic Age . '' ' ( 1997 , Oxford ) , p. 259 Jump up ^ John Daverio , ' Robert Schumann : Herald of a `` New Poetic Age . '' ' ( 1997 , Oxford ) , p. 51 Jump up ^ John Daverio , ' Robert Schumann : Herald of a `` New Poetic Age . '' ' ( 1997 , Oxford ) , p. 253 Jump up ^ John Daverio , ' Robert Schumann : Herald of a `` New Poetic Age . '' ' ( 1997 , Oxford ) , p. 259 - 60