Piano Concerto No. 3

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Piano Concerto No. 3 is Béla Bartók’s lyrical and accessible late piano concerto, celebrated for its folk-inspired melodies and more transparent style compared to his earlier concertos.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concerto
piano concerto
catalogNumber BB 127 NERFINISHED
Sz. 119 NERFINISHED
characteristic lyrical
more accessible than Bartók’s earlier piano concertos
transparent texture
comparedTo Piano Concerto No. 1 (Bartók) NERFINISHED
Piano Concerto No. 2 (Bartók) NERFINISHED
completedBy Tibor Serly NERFINISHED
composer Béla Bartók NERFINISHED
countryOfComposition United States NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo Ditta Pásztory-Bartók NERFINISHED
dedicationType birthday present
genre classical music
influencedBy Central European folk music
key E major
language instrumental
movement I. Allegretto
II. Adagio religioso
III. Allegro vivace
notableFeature Adagio religioso movement with chorale-like writing
virtuosic but less aggressive piano writing
numberOfMovements 3
opusChronology Bartók’s last completed orchestral work
periodInComposerLife late Bartók period
placeOfComposition New York City NERFINISHED
positionInComposerOutput third piano concerto by Béla Bartók NERFINISHED
premiereConductor Eugene Ormandy NERFINISHED
premiereCountry United States NERFINISHED
premiereDate February 8, 1946
premiereOrchestra Philadelphia Orchestra NERFINISHED
premierePlace Philadelphia NERFINISHED
premiereSoloist György Sándor NERFINISHED
publisher Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED
relativeStyle less dissonant than Piano Concerto No. 2 GENERATED
less percussive than Piano Concerto No. 1 GENERATED
scoredFor piano and orchestra
statusAtComposerDeath nearly completed
style 20th-century classical music
folk-inspired
neoclassical elements
timePeriodOfComposition 1945
typicalDuration about 25 minutes
uses Bartókian night music elements
folk-like melodies
modal harmonies

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Béla Bartók notableWork Piano Concerto No. 3