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Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
III. zongoraverseny, BB 127
Foreign language / English title
Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127
Subtitle
For piano and orchestra
Dedication
to Ditta Pásztory
Year of composition
1945
Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
pf. solo - 2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 fl. (II anche c.ing.), 2 cl. (II anche cl.b.), 2 fg. - 4 cor., 2 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (2 esec.: xil., ptti., tam-tam, trg., gr.c., tmb.picc.c.c.) - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
23 min
Movements, parts
1. Allegretto
2. Adagio religioso - poco piu mosso - tempo I
3. Allegro vivace
Premiere information
8 February 1946, Philadelphia, USA; György Sándor (pf.), Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Boosey and Hawkes © 1946, B&H 9122
Available here!
Recordings
1959-1960 - Géza Anda (pf.), Radio Symphonie Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay (cond.)
Teldec Classics ‎CD 0630-13158-2, 1996 - András Schiff (pf.) Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Last 17 bars arranged by Tibor Serly in 1949
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Bartók, Béla: Piano Concertos; Scherzo; Rhapsody Hungaroton
Naxos
Naxos
ORFEO Music Foundation
Vox Legends
Bel Air Classiques
Art Nova Classics
Decca