String Quintet, D.956 (Schubert, Franz)
| Title | String Quintet |
| Creators | Franz Schubert, composer |
| Opus | D.956 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
| 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 |
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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 (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | parts | Spina | 1853 | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello 1 Cello 2 |
| View | Complete | parts | Litolff | 1876 | Complete Parts Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello 1 Cello 2 |
| View | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello 1 Cello 2 |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score Violin Cello |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
F.E.C. Leuckart | 1868 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Spina | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| View | Adagio (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Scherzo e Trio (No.3) | Arrangement for 5 cellos | — | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (ensemble) | Complete Performance | |
| View | — | Luigi Sagrati, viola | Complete Performance |
| View | — | Budapest String Quartet, performer Bernar Heifetz, cello |
1. Allegro ma non troppo 2. Adagio 3. ''Scherzo''. Andante sostenuto 4. Allegretto |
| View | — | 1. Allegro ma non troppo 2. Adagio 3. ''Scherzo''. Presto — ''Trio''. Andante sostenuto 4. Allegretto — Più allegro |
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| View | — | Budapest String Quartet, performer Bernar Heifetz, cello |
1. Allegro ma non troppo 2. Adagio 3. Scherzo 4. Allegretto |
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