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Radio 3,10 Nov 2019,28 mins

Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op 44

Experience Classical

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Dedicated to his wife Clara - for whom the 'fiendishly difficult' piano part was written - this exuberant, glittering work for strings and piano is acknowledged as one of Schumann's best. Composer: Robert Schumann Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov (Piano) Performers: Armida Quartet Recording date: 09 July 2015 Date of broadcast: 28 July 2017

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