Work Title
|
Concerto for 2 Pianos in E major
|
Alternative. Title
|
|
Composer
|
Mendelssohn, Felix
|
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
|
MWV O 5
|
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
|
IFM 23
|
Key
|
E major
|
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
|
3 movements:
- Allegro vivace (392 bars)
- Adagio non troppo (129 bars)
- Allegro (307 bars)
|
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
|
1823 (09-13-10-17), revised 1829 or 1833
|
First Performance.
|
1824 (1829) - see below
- First Private Performance: 1823-12-07 in Berlin, home of Abraham Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn and Fanny Hensel (pianos)
- First Public Performance: 1829-07-13 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)
|
First Publication.
|
1960 – Leipzig: Deutscher Verlag für Musik
|
Average DurationAvg. Duration
|
32 minutes
|
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
|
Romantic
|
Piece Style
|
Romantic
|
Instrumentation
|
2 pianos, orchestra
|
InstrDetail
|
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings
|
External Links
|
Wikipedia article All Music Guide
|
Extra Information
|
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.
|