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Piano Concerto No. 1 (Scharwenka)
Piano concerto
The Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 32, is a work for piano and orchestra completed by Xaver Scharwenka in 1876. The first performance was given on 14 April 1875 by the composer at the piano, under Julius Stern's direction. The work is dedicated to Franz Liszt.
Structure
[edit]The concerto is scored in three movements. It is one of the only concertos to present three Allegro movements consecutively.
- I. Allegro patetico - Adagio (average performance time: 10-12 mins)
- II. Allegro assai (7-8 mins)
- III. Allegro non tanto (10-12 mins)
A typical performance lasts around 28 to 33 minutes.
The first movement opens with a short tutti in fortissimo, directly announcing part of the thematic material that will be developed over the course of the movement. The piano quickly enters, cutting short the orchestral overture without a complete statement of the two themes as would be expected in a conventional concerto fir
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The Cross-Eyed Pianist
Guest post bygd Ann Martin-Davis, pianist and teacher
‘Dum diddle diddle dum dum dum.’
How can it be that this simple tune that we all know isn’t counted in three? Yes, you heard me, not in three, but in fact in four plus two.
Try it out right now in your head – go on – and then go through all those other Baroque minuets that you have been humming for years and you’ll see that the shape of the melodies and the articulation that follows fall into the same pattern.
Now fast forward 200 years to Ravel; Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn, the Sonatine, Menuet Antique, and you’ll find the same patterns, and why? Because this is how it’s danced.
Learning the dances of the Baroque period doesn’t just sort out your understanding and playing of these composers, but it can inform pretty much everything else dance related that you might be involved with.
I’m with the dancer and historical coach Chris Tudor, and I’m joined by harpsichordist Sophie Yat
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