Piano Quintet, Op.80 (Koechlin, Charles)

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1934].
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Misc. Notes This is the autograph used by Paul Collaer and the Quatuor de Bruxelles at the premiere of the work in Brussels in 1934. The deletions in the third movement are by the composer. A second autograph is in the collection of the publisher Durand-Eschig, Paris.
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1934].
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Misc. Notes This is the second fair copy of Koechlin's Piano Quintet op. 80 (copy Ms YK, Paris)
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Max Eschig, 1985. Plate M. E. 8154.
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Misc. Notes This edition is notorious for numerous errata and should be used for study purposes only. Please examine other sources here if performance or serious study is desired.
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Max Eschig, 1985. Plate M. E. 8154.
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Misc. Notes The Eschig edition (1985) of Koechlin’s Piano Quintet Op. 80 contains countless printing errors, which have been corrected in this copy of the score according to the composer’s definitive autographs.
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Andante très calme, presque adagio (No.1)

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1934].
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Misc. Notes This is the first movement of the version 'last draft before fair copy'. It proves that the Tempo relation at figure 9 must be 'crotchet = previous quaver'. (Ms BnF 14363).
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General Information

Work Title Piano Quintet
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Quintette pour piano et cordes; Klavierquintett
Authorities WorldCat; VIAF: 294773544; BNF: 13914777t
Composer Koechlin, Charles
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.80
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ICK 40
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Andante très calme, presque adagio (« L'Attente obscure de ce qui sera »)
  2. Allegro con moto (« L'Assaut de l'adversaire, la blessure »)
  3. Andante quasi adagio (« La Nature consolatrice »)
  4. Finale: Allegro moderato (« La Joie »)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1908, 1911, 1917-21
First Performance. 1934/04/24, by Paul Collaer (piano) and the Quatuor de Bruxelles (MM. Henri Desclin, Theo Delvenne, F. Van Schepdael, Léon Roy), Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
First Publication. 1985
Average DurationAvg. Duration 40 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello, piano
External Links Wikipedia article (in French)
All Music Guide (contains a description by Adrian Corleonis)
Extra Information Recorded, with his violin sonata, on a Timpani CD in 2017. A recording in 2009 (where the coupled work is his 3rd string quartet and the quintet lasts 42 minutes) also gives the movements the titles listed above, confirmed in Wikipedia-fr.