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.

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instanceOf concerto ⓘ
catalogueNumber H. 292 ⓘ
commissionedBy Bohemian National Council in New York ⓘ
composer Bohuslav Martinů ⓘ
composerNationality Czech ⓘ
compositionYear 1943 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dedicatedTo Genia Nemenoff ⓘ
Pierre Luboshutz ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Marielle Labèque ⓘ
Rudolf Firkušný ⓘ
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 ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage French ⓘ
period 20th-century classical music ⓘ
placeOfComposition United States ⓘ
premiereConductor Eugene Ormandy ⓘ
premiereDate 1943-11-05 ⓘ
premiereLocation Philadelphia ⓘ
premiereOrchestra Philadelphia Orchestra ⓘ
premiereSoloist Genia Nemenoff ⓘ
Pierre Luboshutz ⓘ
publisher Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ
scoredFor orchestra ⓘ
two pianos ⓘ
style neoclassical ⓘ
tempoMarkingFirstMovement Poco allegro ⓘ
tempoMarkingSecondMovement Adagio ⓘ
tempoMarkingThirdMovement Allegro ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 25 minutes ⓘ
workOf Bohuslav Martinů ⓘ
writtenDuring World War II ⓘ

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