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Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, BB 121

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Concerto két zongorára, ütőkre és zenekarra, BB 121
Foreign language / English title
Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, BB 121
Year of composition
1940
Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
2 pf. solo - 3 timp., perc. (xil., tmb.picc., ptti., gr.c., trg., tam-tam) - 2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 ob. (II anche c.ing.), 2 cl., 2 fg (II anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 2 tr., 3 trb. - cel. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
25 min
Movements, parts
1. Assai lento - Allegro molto
2. Lento ma non troppo - Un poco piu andante
3. Allegro non troppo
Premiere information
4 November 1942, London; Lajos Kentner, Ilona Kabos (pf.), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult (cond.)

1 January 1943, New York; Béla Bartók, Ditta Pásztory (pf.) New York Philharmonic, Fritz Reiner (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Boosey and Hawkes © 1970, B&H 19836
Available here!
Recordings
Warner Classics 2150372, 1993 - Marielle Labeque, Katia Labeque (pf.), Jean-Pierre Drouet, Silvio Gualda (perc.), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Transcription of BB 115
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Arthaus Musik
Decca