Score (=piano) and parts (violin, alto, cello, bass).
The »Piano Quintet in C« is a substantial and superbly written work lasting some 30 minutes. The first movement, marked »Allegro con fuoco«, is expansive, loquacious and filled with late romantic passion, its harmonies »Brahmsian« for the most part but tinged with modality in the quieter passages. The expressive romantic melody of the »Andante« second movement is fully characteristic of the composer and resembles the song »Silent Noon« that he composed in the same year. The finale is a set of five well-differentiated variations, ending with a beautiful bell-like coda. This work was written in 1903.
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958).
In
the fifty years since his death, Vaughan Williams has come to be
regarded as one of the finest British composers of the 20th century. He
has a particularly wide-ranging catalogue of works, including choral
works, symphonies, concerti, and opera. His searching and visionary
imagination, combined with a flexibility in writing for all levels of
music-making, has meant that his music is as popular today as it ever
has been.
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Publisher: Faber Music 0571519539.