Structure
The single movement work, which is marked Nicht zu schnell (not too fast), is scored for a standard piano quartet, (piano, violin, viola, and cello) and typically takes between 11 and 15 minutes to perform.
Read more about this topic: Piano Quartet (Mahler)
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