Organ Concerto in G minor

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The Organ Concerto in G minor is a 1930s concerto by French composer Francis Poulenc, celebrated for its dramatic, neo-baroque style and prominent place in the organ repertoire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concerto ⓘ
organ concerto ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor ⓘ
approximateDuration 20–25 minutes ⓘ
catalogueNumber FP 93 ⓘ
commissionedBy Princess Edmond de Polignac ⓘ
composer Francis Poulenc ⓘ
composerNationality French ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1938 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1934 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
decadeOfComposition 1930s ⓘ
dedicatedTo Princess Edmond de Polignac ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
concerto grosso style ⓘ
hasOpusOrCatalogueDesignation FP 93 ⓘ
hasSection fast, toccata-like passages ⓘ
slow, meditative passages ⓘ
influences Baroque music ⓘ
J. S. Bach ⓘ
instrumentation organ and string orchestra ⓘ
organ, timpani and string orchestra ⓘ
key G minor ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
movementStructure single continuous movement ⓘ
notableFeature dramatic contrasts ⓘ
frequent use of organ solo passages ⓘ
integration of organ with string orchestra ⓘ
neo-baroque idiom ⓘ
period 20th-century music ⓘ
placeInRepertoire major work of the organ concerto repertoire ⓘ
one of Francis Poulenc’s most performed works ⓘ
premiereConductor Roger Désormière ⓘ
premiereCountry France ⓘ
premiereLocation Paris ⓘ
premiereOrganist Maurice Duruflé ⓘ
premiereYear 1939 ⓘ
publisher Chester Music ⓘ
soloInstrument organ ⓘ
style neo-baroque ⓘ
tonalCenter G minor ⓘ
workOfComposer Francis Poulenc ⓘ

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Francis Poulenc → notableWork → Organ Concerto in G minor ⓘ
Organ Concerto in G minor → alsoKnownAs → Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor ⓘ
linked to: Organ Concerto in G minor