Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra
1979 composition by Alfred Schnittke / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra is a piano concerto composed by Alfred Schnittke in 1979, and premiered in Leningrad that year. The unconventional work is in a single movement with contrasting sections.[1] It is one of Schnittke's most often performed works.[2] It is also known as Schnittke's Piano Concerto.[3][lower-alpha 1]
Not to be confused with Alfred Schnittke's Piano Concerto from 1960.
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Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra | |
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by Alfred Schnittke | |
Dedication | Vladimir Krainev |
Duration | 28 minutes |
Premiere | |
Date | 19 December 1979 (1979-12-19) |
Location | Great Hall of the Leningrad Philharmonia Leningrad, Russian SFSR |
Conductor | Alexander Dmitriev |
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