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Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

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This guide follows Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 (1868) in three parts: Allegro molto moderato (sonata form), Adagio and Allegro moderato molto e marcato (sonata form).

Recording: Arthur Rubinstein (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

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AnalysisComments
  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III e · Sonata form
I Sonata form0:00–14:11

, in form. A and a falling piano flourish open the (), and the follows. The lyrical is in C major, and it comes back in A major in the . Near the end an orchestral (the 's ) leads into the , and a flourish like the opening one closes the .

  2. :
II14:27–21:07
III e Sonata form21:35–32:09

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

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Edvard Hagerup GriegConcertosRomantic periodA minorSonata form

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