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For 2 Pianos, 4 hands (Isida)
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Kazue Rockzaemon Isida (Piano)
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| Publisher Info.
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Tokyo: Rockza Music Edition
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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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First edition Karl-Heinz Köhler (1928-1997)
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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. De-skewed, 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. Pages 134 and 135 are missing and pages 34 and 35 are out of order.
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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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Solo: 2 pianos Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons + 2 horns (E), 2 trumpets (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.