Concerto for 2 Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra
op. BB121 (1940)arranged from Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion (1937)
Dauer: 27'
Orchesterbesetzung
2(II=picc).2(II=corA).2.2(II=dbn)-4.2.3.0-perc(3or2):xyl/cyms/susp.
cyms/tam-t/tgl/BD/SD-cel-strings
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Verlag:
Boosey & Hawkes
Vertriebsgebiet
Dieses Werk ist erhältlich bei Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Verfügbarkeit
World Premiere
21/01/1943
New York, NY
Ditta Pásztory, Béla Bartók, piano / New York Philharmonic / Fritz Reiner
Hintergrund
This transcription of the Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, like that of the Suite op.4, was undertaken to create greater variety in the two-piano presentations of Bartók and his wife. Unfortunately, they did little to boost the Bartóks’ modest fortunes on the American platform.
Note by Malcolm Gillies
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