Composition: String Quintet, D.956 (Schubert, Franz)
| Title | String Quintet |
| Creators | Franz Schubert (composer) |
| Opus | D.956 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins and viola |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | C major |
| Composed | 1828 |
| First published | 1853 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 3300 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quintets |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro ma non troppo | — | — | — |
| Adagio | — | — | — |
| Scherzo. Presto — Trio. Andante sostenuto | — | — | — |
| Allegretto — Più allegro | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | violin, cello and piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | C. Hübschmann |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | August Röse |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Complete | piano | Ludwig Stark |
| view | Adagio (No.2) | organ | Michael Stenov |
| view | Scherzo e Trio (No.3) | 5 cellos | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Spina | 1853 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello 1 · view Cello 2 · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Litolff | 1876 | Complete Parts · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello 1 · view Cello 2 · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello 1 · view Cello 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
F.E.C. Leuckart | 1868 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Spina | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Scherzo e Trio (No.3) | Arrangement for 5 cellos | — | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (ensemble) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | — | Luigi Sagrati (viola) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | — | Budapest String Quartet (performer) and Bernar Heifetz (cello) | 1. Allegro ma non troppo · file 2. Adagio · file 3. ''Scherzo''. Andante sostenuto · file 4. Allegretto · file |
| view | — | 1. Allegro ma non troppo · file 2. Adagio · file 3. ''Scherzo''. Presto — ''Trio''. Andante sostenuto · file 4. Allegretto — Più allegro · file |
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| view | — | Budapest String Quartet (performer) and Bernar Heifetz (cello) | 1. Allegro ma non troppo · file 2. Adagio · file 3. Scherzo · file 4. Allegretto · file |
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