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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.
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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Dec 2, 2013 · The first piano concerto was roundly criticized when it became known. It is, after all, a piece that looks forward in form and material, and is a fine example of Liszt's cyclical technique of basing an entire work on a few short themes.
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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Aug 9, 2021 · Perhaps the most famous example is Beethoven (about whose metronome numerous articles have been written), whose own original markings have raised more than an eyebrow or two. And what of Robert Schumann, whose metronome markings were, for the most part, supplied by his wife? Even Brahms is a case in point.
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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.
