The Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op. 21 (French: Concert pour piano, violon et quatuor à cordes) is a piano sextet by Ernest Chausson scored for piano, violin and string quartet. The work was composed between 1888 and 1891.
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Structure
There are four movements:
Première performance
The work was first performed in Brussels on 26 February 1892, with Eugène Ysaÿe taking the solo violin part. The work was well received. Chausson wrote in his diary:"I must believe that my music is made for Belgians above all, for never have I enjoyed such a success [...] I feel giddy and joyful, such as I have not managed to feel for a long time [...] It seems to me that I shall work with greater confidence in future."