Piano Quintet No. 2 (Farrenc)

The Piano Quintet No. 2 in E major, Op. 31, was composed by the French composer Louise Farrenc in 1840.

Instrumentation
This work is scored for piano, violin, viola, cello & double bass.

Movements
This piece adheres to the standard 4-movement form:
 * 1) Andante sostenuto - Allegro grazioso (in E major and in sonata form)
 * 2) Grave (in A major and in sonata rondo form)
 * 3) Scherzo (Vivace) (in C-sharp minor and in ternary form, with a "trio" section in D-flat major)
 * 4) Finale (Allegro) (in E major and in sonata form) - unusually, the second subject in the exposition is in A-flat major