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Franz Liszt composed his Piano Concerto No. 1 in E ♭ major, S.124 over a 26-year period; the main themes date from 1830, while the final version is dated 1849. The concerto consists of four movements and lasts approximately 20 minutes.
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Tempo, as you can see, is not an exact science. Yes, tempo markings at the top of a score will give some idea of the approximate speed of a certain tempo, even if the metronome mark is provided by the composer, but what might work for a Beethoven Andante won’t work for every Andante in every piece. Other factors need to come into consideration: the...
Rhythm is the driving force, the lifeblood behind the music, the pattern of pulses of varying strength. Without it, a composition would sound directionless and mundane. Rhythm is made up of: ✔ Tempo (the rate at which the pulses occur) ✔ Metre (where strong pulses occur at a constant rate) ✔ Phrasing – the musical grammar if you like, where a melod...
In attempting to determine the tempo of any piece of music, it’s important to have an awareness of all the above things. Musicians have to play at being musical detectives. Certainly an awareness of performance practice, the differences in how Classical and Romantic composers treat phrases, the difference between a dot in Mozart and a dash in Haydn...
Take the third movement of the Moonlight Sonata for example. With the density of the notes, I am sure around 150-160bpm is sufficient for a presto agitato. Thus, the tempo indication should be considered in light of the 'feel' of the piece.
D. and finally, the opening theme is now played in a triple-condensed rhythm at lightening speed on the piano, with its tremendous momentum coming from first downward then ascending chromatic octaves, pushing the finale to climactic end:
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If you're looking to get into concerto playing, or you're looking for a first concerto for a student, these are great first ventures. The below examples run the gamut from very easy, to very virtuosic - starting from the first Shostakovich I've listed they start to get quite a bit harder.
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Note: where the piano part is quiet, Liszt arranged the tuttis for both pianos. In this edition, Liszt's text is the same, but both tuttis are rearranged to the second piano (in order to keep the piano part unaltered). filter: score filtered with 2-point algorithm explained in High Quality Scanning.
