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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concerto
alsoKnownAs Poulenc Double Piano Concerto
associatedWithComposer Les Six
catalogueNumber FP 61
composer Francis Poulenc
countryOfOrigin France
decadeOfComposition 1930s
dedicatedTo Princesse Edmond de Polignac
era interwar period
firstRecordingDecade 1930s
frequentlyPerformedWith Poulenc Piano Concerto
genre neoclassical music
hasForm concerto grosso-like dialogue
hasMovement Allegro ma non troppo
Finale: Allegro molto
Larghetto
influencedBy Balinese gamelan music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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
premiereCountry Italy
premiereDate 1932-09-05
premiereFestival International Society for Contemporary Music Festival
premiereLocation Venice
premierePerformers Francis Poulenc
Jacques Février
publisher Chester Music
scoredFor two pianos and orchestra
style rhythmically vibrant
witty
typicalDuration 20 minutes
workOf Francis Poulenc
yearOfComposition 1932

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Francis Poulenc notableWork Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Bryce Dessner notableWork Concerto for Two Pianos
linked to: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra originalTitle Concerto pour deux pianos et orchestre
linked to: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra