Bruckner's superior Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr. requested Bruckner for a string quartet. Instead of a string quartet, Bruckner composed a viola quintet, starting the composition in December 1878 and ended it on 12 July 1879. Bruckner dedicated the Quintet to Duke Max Emanuel of Bavaria. When looking at the score, Hellmesberger found the scherzo too challenging for the group to perform. In response, Bruckner wrote a less demanding, eight-minute long Intermezzo in the same key as alternative to the scherzo.
| Date of composition | 1879 (December 1878–12 July 1879) in Vienna, Austria |
| Premiered | 1881, November 17th in Vienna, Austria |
| First published | 1884 |
| Dedicated to | Duke Max Emanuel of Bavaria |
| Type | String Quintet |
| Tonality | F Major |
| Catalogue | WAB 112 |
| Approx. duration | 43 minutes |
| Instruments | String Quintet |
| Autotranslations beta |
Anton Bruckner: Quintette à cordes en fa majeur, WAB 112 Anton Bruckner: Quintetto d'archi in fa maggiore, WAB 112 Anton Bruckner: Streichquintett F-dur, WAB 112 |