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For 2 Pianos, 4 hands (Isida)
Performer Pages
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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 5. Leipzig: Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1961. Plate 4252.
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Misc. Notes
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Original scans: 300dpi, black and white, losslessly-compressed tif files approximately 2500 by 3500 pixels. 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 A♭ 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 6
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Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IFM 22
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Key
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A-flat major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 movements:
- I. Allegro vivace (601 bars)
- II. Andante (141 bars)
- III. Allegro vivace (440 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1824 (09-05-11-12)
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First Performance.
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1824-12-26 in Berlin, Abraham Mendelssohn's house (in manuscript)
- Felix Mendelssohn and Fanny Hensel, pianos soli
1959-11-22 in Berlin, Komische Oper (after publication)
- Günther Kootz and Dieter Zechlin, pianos soli
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Rolf Kleinert, conductor
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First Publication.
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1961 – Leipzig: Deutscher Verlag für Musik, Plate 4252.
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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42 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, orchestra
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InstrDetail
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Soli: 2 pianos Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons 2 horns, 2 trumpet, timpani, strings
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External Links
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Wikipedia article All Music Guide
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Navigation etc.
First public performance is documented in the Berliner Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung No.11 (March 14, 1827), pp.83–84 and No.12 (March 21, 1827), p.95 available at Google Books. While the work’s key is not mentioned it does state one of the movements is an andante (not found in the E major concerto).