Hummel: Piano Quintet in E-flat Minor, Op. 87

Composer: Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) Format: Set of Parts Instrumentation: Piano Quintet (Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass) Work: Piano Quintet in E-flat Minor, Op. 87 Binding: Saddle-Stitch ISMN: 9790004486474 Size: 9.1 x 12.0 inches Pages: 72 PDF Preview Description Johann Nepomuk Hummel wrote the Piano Quintet, Op. 87 in 1802; however, the first edition was not published until 1822. With the conspicuous veiling of the main key, the Beethoven contemporary followed an unconventional concept with which he left the classical conventions behind and endowed piano quintet literature with a work that is permanently anchored in today's chamber-music repertoire.