Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
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Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra is a dynamic 1943 double-piano concerto by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů, noted for its rhythmic drive, neoclassical clarity, and dramatic interplay between the soloists and orchestra.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | concerto ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | H. 292 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Bohemian National Council in New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Bohuslav Martinů NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | Czech ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo |
Genia Nemenoff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pierre Luboshutz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | double piano concerto ⓘ |
| hasForm | concerto ⓘ |
| hasTonality | tonal with modern harmonies ⓘ |
| influencedBy | neoclassicism ⓘ |
| key | G minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Poco allegro
ⓘ
II. Adagio ⓘ III. Allegro ⓘ |
| notableRecordingArtist |
Katia Labèque
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marielle Labèque NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudolf Firkušný NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
dramatic interplay between soloists and orchestra
ⓘ
neoclassical clarity ⓘ rhythmic drive ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
contrasting roles for the two pianos
ⓘ
prominent percussion writing ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Concerto pour deux pianos et orchestre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Eugene Ormandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1943-11-05 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereOrchestra | Philadelphia Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereSoloist |
Genia Nemenoff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pierre Luboshutz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
orchestra
ⓘ
two pianos ⓘ |
| style | neoclassical ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingFirstMovement | Poco allegro ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingSecondMovement | Adagio ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingThirdMovement | Allegro ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| workOf | Bohuslav Martinů NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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