I Was The One

Ten arrangements for two pianos, four hands, in the incomparable Mannheim style: Carol of the Birds • God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen • Greensleeves • In Dulci Jubilo • Traditions of Christmas • We Three Kings of Orient Are.

This Concerto was written in the autumn of 1782 at Vienna and first published by Artaria & Co. in 1785. Concerning this work and two others composed at about the same time (K. 413, 415), Mozart wrote to his father on December 28, 1782: "These concertos are a happy medium between what is too easy and too difficult; they are very brilliant, pleasing to the ear, and natural, without being vapid. There are passages here and there from which connoisseurs alone can derive satisfaction, but these passages are written in such a way that the less learned cannot fail to be pleased, although without knowing why".
All the cadenzas in the present edition are by Mozart.

Lista utworów:
Conerto No. 12 In A major For The Piano KV 414 (Mozart W. A.)

Written in 1946, Honeger's symphony was inspired by the tragic events of World War II, with movement titles evoking the requiem mass. Shostakovich most likely prepared this 2 piano/4 hands arrangement for his own pupils to study at the Leningrad Conservatory. This is the first time this arrangement has appeared in print.

The Concerto had its first performance on September 24, 1962 during the opening week of the Lincoln Center for the Perfotming Arts at Philharmonic Hall in New York. The work was performed by the Boston Symphony under the direction of Erich Leinsdorf with John Browning as the soloist. The work was commissioned on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the firm, by G. Schirmer, Inc., New York. Playing time: approximately 26 minutes.

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Piano Concerto op. 38 (Barber Samuel)

The Garden of Eden was originally published in its solo piano version in 1974. The four rags that make up the suite - Old Adam, The Eternal Feminine, The Serpent's Kiss and Through Eden's Gates - tell the story of the Fall in ragtime.

"Koncert fortepianowy D-dur" KV 175 Mozart skomponował w Salzburgu, w grudniu 1773 roku. Jest to jedna z pierwszych jego kompozycji w tym gatunku. Mający wtedy siedemnaście lat Mozart, pisząc ten koncert, miał w dorobku jedynie aranżacje koncertów innych kompozytorów (w tym trzy koncerty skomponowane na podstawie sonat Johanna Christiana Bacha). Prezentowana publikacja zawiera opracowania na dwa fortepiany "Koncertu D-dur" KV 175 oraz "Ronda D-dur" KV 382. Zostały one wydane w oparciu o materiały źródłowe (urtext). Partia solisty (Fortepian I) posiada możliwie najbliższy oryginałowi zapis nutowy, z kolei w partii orkiestry zaaranżowanej na fortepian (Fortepian II) zachowano wszelkie źródłowe oznaczenia dynamiczne i artykulacyjne.

Publikacja zawiera dwie kompozycje z różnych okresów twórczości Dymitra Szostakowicza na dwa fortepiany. Suita fis-moll op. 6 została napisana w marcu 1922 roku, kiedy Szostakowicz studiował w Konserwatorium w Petersburgu. Rękopis wskazuje na to, że dzieło zostało napisane bez wprowadzania poprawek i poświęcone ojcu kompozytora - Boleslavovichowi Szostakowiczowi, który zmarł w lutym 1924 roku. Suita po raz pierwszy została wykonana publicznie w marcu 1925 roku w Konserwatorium Moskiewskim przez Dymitra Szostakowicza i Leva Oborina. Drugi utwór - "Merry March" - został skomponowany w 1949 roku i początkowo skatalogowany jako op. 81. Nieco później kompozytor postanowił zmienić numerację i dzieło pozostawił bez opusu, a pod op. 81 przyporządkował oratorium "The Song of the Forests" skomponowane w tym samym roku co Marsz.

Stepping Stones was made possible by a grant from Meet the Composer's Composer / Choreographer Project, a national program funded by the Ford Foundation and the pew Charitable Trusts. Stepping Stones was premiered on April 1, 1993 by the Milwaukee Ballet, Kathryn Posin, choreographer, with the Milwaukee Ballet orchestra conducted by Daniel Forlano, at the Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Duration: ca. 20 minutes.

Lista utworów:
I. Introductions (Tower Joan)
II. Meeting (Tower Joan)
III. Alone (Tower Joan)
IV. Interlude (Tower Joan)
V. Love and Celebration (Tower Joan)

Orchestral reduction and solo part arranged by Carter for Two Pianos, Four Hands. 2 Copies needed to perform.
Elliott Carter's Piano Concerto was commissioned by Jacob Lateiner through the Ford Foundation. The work was begun in 1964, completed the following year, and premiered on January 6, 1967 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra with Erich Leinsdorf, conductor, and Jacob Lateiner, soloist.

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Piano Concerto (Carter Elliott)