Performances
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Tokyo: Rockza Music Edition
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| Performers
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Rockzaemon
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| Copyright
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| Misc. Notes
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Transcripted score is I am sold in Rockza's site.
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Sheet Music
Scores
| Editor
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Karl-Heinz Köhler (1928–1997) First edition
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| Publisher. Info.
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Leipziger Ausgabe der Werke Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdys Serie 2: Konzerte und Konzertstücke. Band 4. Leipzig: Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1961. Plate 4251a.
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Original scans: 300dpi, black and white, losslessly-compressed tif files. Deskewed, re-sampled to 600dpi, and set uniform margins. Some partial loss of notes for the flute part due to top of page being cut off in original scans.
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General Information
| Work Title
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Concerto for 2 Pianos in E major
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Mendelssohn, Felix
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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MWV O 5
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IFM 23
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| Key
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E major
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 movements
- I. Allegro vivace
- II. Adagio non troppo
- III. Allegro
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1823, revised 1829 or 1833
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| First Performance.
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1824 (1829) - see below
- First Private Performance: 1824-11-24 in Berlin, home of Abraham Mendelssohn.
Felix Mendelssohn and Fanny Hensel (pianos).
- First Public Performance: 1829-07-29 in London.
Felix Mendelssohn and Ignaz Moscheles (pianos).
- First Modern Performance: 1959-02-03 in Leipzig, Gewandhaus.
Günther Kootz and Dieter Zechlin (pianos) ; Gewandhaus Orchestra ; Franz Konwitschny (conductor).
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| First Publication.
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1961 – Leipzig: Deutscher Verlag für Musik
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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32 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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2 Pianos + 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in A, 2 bassoons, 2 horns in E, 2 trumpets in E, timpani, strings
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| External Links
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Wikipedia article
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Navigation etc.
The original version (1823) of the first movement has been published in an edition by Stephan D. Lindeman (Madison: A-R Editions, Inc., 1999). Google Preview contains information about the existing manuscripts.