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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Bohuslav Martinů notableWork Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra