Piano Sextet (Mendelssohn)

Piano Sextet (Mendelssohn)

Felix Mendelssohn's Piano Sextet in D major, Op. 110, for piano, violin, two violas, cello, and double bass was composed in May 1824. The work has four movements:

# Allegro vivace
# Adagio
# Menuetto
# Allegro vivace

A typical performance lasts 30 minutes.


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