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Concerto in F

192536 min

This guide follows Gershwin’s Concerto in F (1925) in three parts: Allegro, Adagio – Andante con moto and Allegro agitato.

Recording: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Simon Rattle (2026)

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Follow all 26 sections as they play

  1. I
  2. II –
  3. III
I0:02–12:50

A timpani opens the () with its 'wham-bok' beats. The first (A) begins with a pentatonic melody over Charleston rhythms in horns and percussion. The piano brings a sultry , and then the lyric comes. The long central section (B) follows, A (A′), and the . Last comes the , which ends on an F major chord with an added sixth.

  1. A
II – 13:14–25:47
III 25:47–35:57

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

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