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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 No. 1 in B♭ minor, Op. 23
This guide follows Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B♭ minor, Op. 23 (1875) in three parts: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito (sonata form), Andantino semplice – Prestissimo and Allegro con fuoco.
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Follow all 32 sections as they play
- I e –
- II –
- III
A short horn call and thick orchestral chords open the , which settles into a broad, lyrical tune in D-flat major (its 2). After a piano the tune sounds a last , and a leads to the , in B-flat minor, built on a Ukrainian folk melody. Further themes arrive ( 2 and 3 of the ). The and the follow, and a longer leads to the .
- : 1
- : 2
II – 25:17–30:48
III 30:54–40:44
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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