Work Title
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Piano Concerto
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Alternative. Title
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Piano Concerto No.2
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Name Translations
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ピアノ協奏曲 (モシュコフスキ); Piano Concerto No. 2; 2. Klavierkonzert; Концерт для фортепиано с оркестром № 2 (Мошковский); Concert per a piano; II koncert fortepianowy
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Name Aliases
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Klavierkonzert in E-Dur; Klavierkonzert E-Dur; Piano Concerto in E Major
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Authorities
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Wikipedia
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Composer
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Moszkowski, Moritz
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.59
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Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IMM 69
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Key
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E major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 movements:
- I. Moderato (E major)
- II. Andante (C♯ minor) - attacca
- III. Scherzo: Vivace (C♯ minor, ends in D♭ major)
- IV. Allegro deciso (E major)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1898
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First Performance.
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1898-3-12 in London, Queen's Hall
- Composer (piano solo), Philharmonic Society (orchestra)
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First Publication.
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1898 – Leipzig: C.F. Peters
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Dedication
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à Monsieur Josef Casimir Hofmann (Józef Hofmann)
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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36 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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piano, orchestra
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InstrDetail
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[more...] 2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, percussion, harp, strings
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External Links
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Wikipedia article All Music Guide
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Extra Information
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The disappearance for years of the composer's Piano Concerto No.1 led to the mistaken conjecture that "Piano Concerto No.2" was a reference either to a lost "piano concerto no.1" or (as with other composers, e.g. Ferdinand Ries) labeling his violin concerto as "Concerto No.1" and continuing his piano concerto as "Concerto No.2". With the rediscovery of his Piano Concerto in B minor, Op.3 (mentioned after all in Moszkowski's autobiography and elsewhere), its reconstruction and first recording, the use of "No.2" for Op.59 is no longer such a mystery.
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