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Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83 / BB 91

192622 min

This guide follows Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83 / BB 91 (1926) in three parts: Allegro moderato – Allegro (sonata form), Andante and Allegro molto (sonata form).

Recording: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (2011)

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Follow all 18 sections as they play

  1. I – · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III · Sonata form
I – Sonata form0:08–8:48

Marked , then . A slow presents a short, rhythmic for the winds, heard first in the horn and then in the bassoon. The fast follows, with a contrasting . In the the wind from the in the piano with its rhythm changed. Then comes the , the comes back, and a ends the .

II9:03–15:37
III Sonata form15:38–21:55

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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