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Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

184531 min

This guide follows Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 (1845) in three parts: Allegro affettuoso (sonata form), Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso and Allegro vivace (sonata form).

Recording: Martha Argerich (piano), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly (2006)

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Follow all 22 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II.
  3. III · Sonata form
I Sonata form0:01–14:42

The orchestra and the open together in the , with a chord and falling piano chords, and then the oboe presents the . A follows, then the , a and a . The starts in a slow A-flat major. Then the begins, a written-out leads to the , and the ends with four orchestral chords.

  1. :
II. 15:03–20:16
IIISonata form20:26–30:57

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

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