Concerto for 2 Pianos, FP 61 (Poulenc, Francis)
| Title | Concerto for 2 Pianos |
| Creators | Francis Poulenc, composer |
| Opus | FP 61 |
| Instrumentation | 2 pianos and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | D minor |
| Composed | 1932 |
| First published | 1933 |
| Dedication | à Madame la Princesse Edmond de Polignac |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Modern |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro ma non troppo | — | — | — |
| Larghetto | — | — | — |
| Allegro molto | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | — |
| View | Complete | 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and 2 pianos | Louis Sauter |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos and 4 trombones | Louis Sauter |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Rouart | 1934 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | parts | Rouart | 1934 | Piccolo Flute Oboe 1 Oboe 2/English Horn Clarinet 1 (B) Clarinet 2 (B) Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Horn 1 (F) Horn 2 (F) Trumpet 1 (C) Trumpet 2 (C) Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Tuba Percussion Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses |
| View | Complete | parts | Rouart | 1934 | Oboe 1 |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos | Rouart | 1933 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and 2 pianos |
— | — | Condensed Score (strings only) Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello Double Bass |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos and 4 trombones |
— | — | Condensed Score (trombones) Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Trombone 3 Bass trombone |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Arthur Gold, piano Robert Fizdale, piano Leonard Bernstein, conductor |
1. Allegro ma non troppo 2. Larghetto 3. Allegro molto |
| View | Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (orchestra) | Jacques Février, piano Georges Prêtre, conductor composer, piano |
1. Allegro ma non troppo 2. Larghetto 3. Allegro molto |
| View | Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra) | Arthur Whittemore, piano Jack Lowe, piano Pierre Dervaux, conductor |
1. Allegro ma non troppo 2. Larghetto 3. Allegro molto |
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