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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instanceOf concerto
piano concerto
catalogNumber BB 127
Sz. 119
characteristic lyrical
more accessible than Bartók’s earlier piano concertos
transparent texture
comparedTo Piano Concerto No. 1 (Bartók)
Piano Concerto No. 2 (Bartók)
completedBy Tibor Serly
composer Béla Bartók
countryOfComposition United States
dedicatedTo Ditta Pásztory-Bartók
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
positionInComposerOutput third piano concerto by Béla Bartók
premiereConductor Eugene Ormandy
premiereCountry United States
premiereDate February 8, 1946
premiereOrchestra Philadelphia Orchestra
premierePlace Philadelphia
premiereSoloist György Sándor
publisher Boosey & Hawkes
relativeStyle less dissonant than Piano Concerto No. 2
less percussive than Piano Concerto No. 1
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