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The concerto, 1721 to 1959
Soloist and orchestra across two and a half centuries, from Bach's harpsichord to Rostropovich's cello.
Bach → Vivaldi → Mozart → Beethoven → Mendelssohn → Tchaikovsky → Dvořák → Rachmaninoff → Ravel → Shostakovich
Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
This guide follows Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83 (1931) in three parts: Allegramente (sonata form), Adagio assai and Presto (sonata form).
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Follow all 13 sections as they play
- I
- II
- III
A whip crack opens the , and a piccolo pipes the over a and plucked strings. The then runs through Basque, Spanish and jazz-flavoured ideas: a sensuous piano melody, a bluesy tune on the E-flat clarinet over a foxtrot rhythm, and a sentimental on the piano. The is a lively romp that leads to a piano . Then, in the , the opening on the piano, and the drives to a boisterous finish.
II 8:45–18:24
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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