Symphony Orchestra Solo Pieces for Piano

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...

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov's (1844-1908) Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, Op. 30, was written at the request of Mily Balakirev and was premiered at one of his Free Music School concerts in St. Petersburg...

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, "...

Alcalay, herself an accomplished pianist, here combines virtuosic pianism with masterful colouristic orchestration.

The aim of the edition is to present the composer's enormous legacy as it is known today, as exhaustively as possible. Every musical text published in this edition is an outcome of the comprehensive a...

The aim of the edition is to present the composer's enormous legacy as it is known today, as exhaustively as possible. Every musical text published in this edition is an outcome of the comprehensive a...

Orchestral material according to the new Beethoven Complete Edition. All conducting scores and orchestral parts are available exclusively through Breitkopf & Härtel. The edition for 2 pianos (HN 629)...

From Beethoven's drawer Mozart was of course a great model in the genre 'piano concerto' when Ludwig van Beethoven designed his first work (B flat major op. 19) in Bonn. Thus, in 1793, the young compo...

Große Linien, eingängige Melodien und romantische Klänge prägen das legendäre Zweite Klavierkonzert von Rachmaninow. Der Komponist spielte die Uraufführung im Oktober 1901 in Moskau selber. Schnell ge...

After achieving sensational success with the musical Lady, be good!, with evergreens such as Fascinating Rhythm and The Man I love, as well as with his Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin premiered his Concert...

Paganini’s Capricci served as inspiration for many composers. In addition to Brahms, Schumann and Liszt, Rachmaninoff was also inspired by the idea. His Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini has since becom...