Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
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Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra is a 1932 neo-classical work by French composer Francis Poulenc, celebrated for its witty interplay between the two solo pianos and its colorful, rhythmically vibrant orchestral writing.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Concerto for Two Pianos | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | concerto ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Poulenc Double Piano Concerto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposer | Les Six NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | FP 61 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Francis Poulenc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| decadeOfComposition | 1930s ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Princesse Edmond de Polignac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| firstRecordingDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedWith | Poulenc Piano Concerto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | neoclassical music ⓘ |
| hasForm | concerto grosso-like dialogue ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
Allegro ma non troppo
ⓘ
Finale: Allegro molto ⓘ Larghetto ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Balinese gamelan music
ⓘ
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
colorful orchestration
ⓘ
interplay between two solo pianos ⓘ |
| notableFor | combination of lyricism and humor ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfPianos | 2 ⓘ |
| orchestrationIncludes |
brass
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| placeInOeuvre | one of Poulenc's best-known concertos ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Desiré-Émile Inghelbrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1932-09-05 ⓘ |
| premiereFestival | International Society for Contemporary Music Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePerformers |
Francis Poulenc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacques Février NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Chester Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor | two pianos and orchestra ⓘ |
| style |
rhythmically vibrant
ⓘ
witty ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | 20 minutes ⓘ |
| workOf | Francis Poulenc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1932 ⓘ |
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Concerto for Two Pianos