Piano Quintet No. 2 (Farrenc)

Instrumentation

This work is scored for piano, violin, viola, cello & double bass.

Movements

This piece adheres to the standard 4-movement form:

1. Andante sostenuto - Allegro grazioso (in E major and in sonata form)
2. Grave (in A major and in sonata rondo form)
3. Scherzo (Vivace) (in C-sharp minor and in ternary form, with a "trio" section in D-flat major)
4. Finale (Allegro) (in E major and in sonata form) - unusually, the second subject in the exposition is in A-flat major