Schumann - Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44

Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44, is presented by Martha Argerich on piano, David Radzynski and Dumitru Pochitari on violins, Miriam Hartman on viola, and Linor Katz on cello. The first movement begins with the main theme in E-flat major at 00:00, followed by a transition at 00:09, a new variant at 00:30, and the second theme in B-flat major at 01:05, with a countermelody added at 01:36. The development starts at 04:44, featuring a shift to A-flat minor at 04:59, a sequence at 05:05, a move to F minor at 05:36, and another sequence at 05:45. The recapitulation returns to E-flat major at 06:17, with a transition at 06:25, a B-flat major theme at 06:35, and a variant at 06:45, before the second theme in E-flat major at 07:25 and its repetition at 07:55. The second movement opens at 09:03 with section A, followed by B at 11:09, A again at 12:56, C at 14:19, and variations A’ at 15:06, B’ at 15:54, and A’’ at 17:08. The third movement, a scherzo, starts at 18:42, with the trio sections at 19:49 and 21:19, and reprises of the scherzo at 20:43 and 22:21. The final movement begins at 23:20 with an unexpected C/G minor opening, then returns to E-flat major at 23:42, introduces Theme B at 24:04, and revisits Theme A1 at 24:38. The development starts at 24:46, featuring Theme C with a countermelody at 25:22, while the recapitulation returns to A1 at 25:46, A2 at 26:05, B at 26:27, and A1 in the original key at 26:59. The first coda begins at 27:12 with Theme D, followed by a fugato at 27:36, a C section at 28:01, and a hint of Theme 1 from movement one at 28:26. The second coda starts at 28:49 with a fugato using Theme 1, a dominant pedal point on B-flat at 29:20, a D section at 29:43, and a tonic pedal point on E-flat at 30:06, concluding with fragments of A1.