Symphony Orchestra Solo Pieces for Piano

Stimmensatz - Flöte I/Oboe, Flöte II/Oboe, Horn I, Horn II, 4 Violinen I, 4 Violinen II, 2 Violinen III (Viola), 2 Violen, 4 Violoncelli/Kontrabässe

Streicher-Ergänzungssatz - 2 Violinen I, 2 Violinen II, Violine III (Viola), Viola, 2 Violoncelli/Kontrabässe

In the fall of 1833, Friedrich Wieck confidently announced his daughter’s new composition: "She is now writing a major concerto that is attracting the attention of connoisseurs." At this time, Clara S...

An ihrem 34. Geburtstag erhielt Clara Schumann von ihrem Mann nicht nur einen Flügel, sondern auch gleich das neueste Notenmaterial. Darunter fand sich unter anderem das einsätzige Concert-Allegro mit...

Das Klavier ist auf das feinste mit dem Orchester verwebt. Man kann sich das Eine nicht denken, ohne das andere. [...] Der Pianist ist in diesem Klavierkonzert nicht nur Solist, sondern auch Orchester...

Sergej Bortkiewicz (1877 - 1952) schrieb seine Russische Rhapsodie op. 45 (1935) und das Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 in c-Moll op. 28 (1924) für den Pianisten Paul Wittgenstein. Dieser hatte im Ersten Weltkr...

The names of George Gershwin (1898-1937) and Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) are synonymous across the globe with American musical creativity. The Gershwin family estates, their publishers, and the Universit...

Johann Sebastian Bach’s harpsichord concertos, which are hugely popular today, once offered the composer a real field for experimentation. Bach often used pre-existing material. Thus, there is much to...

Johann Sebastian Bach’s harpsichord concertos, which are hugely popular today, once offered the composer a real field for experimentation. Bach often used pre-existing material. Thus, there is much to...

Since the 1830s, numerous composers have experimented with hybrid forms combining elements of the symphony, concerto and free fantasia. With his Second Piano Concerto, Liszt succeeded in finding an or...

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) composed his Piano Concerto No. 1 in 1858 and performed the work’s debut in Hanover, Germany, in 1859, to mixed reviews. The work initially began as a sonata for two pianos...

Written by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) in 1868, the Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 is the only concerto completed by Grieg. It remains one of his most popular works and is among the...

Written by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) in 1869, the Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 29 follows the standard concerto form while experimenting with harmony. Premiered on November 27th, 18...

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) wrote his final piano concerto, Concerto No. 5, Op. 103, in 1896, which debuted that year with the composer himself performing the solo part. It derives its subtitle, "...