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Synthesized/MIDI
For 2 Pianos, 4 hands (Isida)
Performer Pages
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Kazue Rockzaemon Isida (Piano)
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Publisher Info.
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Tokyo: Rockza Music Edition
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Copyright
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Misc. Notes
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Transcripted score is I am sold in Rockza's site.
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Sheet Music
Scores
Editor
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First edition Karl-Heinz Köhler (1928-1997)
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Publisher. Info.
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Leipziger Ausgabe der Werke Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdys Serie 2: Konzerte und Konzertstücke. Band 4. Leipzig: Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1961. Plate 4251a.
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Misc. Notes
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Original scans: 300dpi, black and white, losslessly-compressed tif files. De-skewed, re-sampled to 600dpi, and set uniform margins. Some partial loss of notes for the flute part due to top of page being cut off in original scans.
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General Information
Work Title
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Concerto for 2 Pianos in E major
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Alternative. Title
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Composer
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Mendelssohn, Felix
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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MWV O 5
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IFM 23
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Key
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E major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 movements:
- I. Allegro vivace (392 bars)
- II. Adagio non troppo (129 bars)
- III. Allegro (307 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1823 (09-13-10-17), revised 1829 or 1833
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First Performance.
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1824 (1829) - see below
- First Private Performance: 1823-12-07 in Berlin, home of Abraham Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn and Fanny Hensel (pianos)
- First Public Performance: 1829-07-13 in London
Felix Mendelssohn and Ignaz Moscheles (pianos)
- First Modern Performance: 1959-02-03 in Leipzig, Gewandhaus
Günther Kootz and Dieter Zechlin (pianos) ; Gewandhaus Orchestra ; Franz Konwitschny (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1960 – Leipzig: Deutscher Verlag für Musik
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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32 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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2 pianos, orchestra
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InstrDetail
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Solo: 2 pianos Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons 2 horns (E), 2 trumpets (E), timpani, strings
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External Links
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Wikipedia article All Music Guide
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Navigation etc.
The original version (1823) of the first movement has been published in an edition by Stephan D. Lindeman (Madison: A-R Editions, Inc., 1999). Google Preview contains information about the existing manuscripts.