Luciano Berio
24.10.1925—27.05.2003

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Luciano Berio
Concerto | for 2 pianos and orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 1972-1973
Scored for: for 2 pianos and orchestra
Composer: Luciano Berio
Soloinstruments/Soloists: piano
Instrumentation: 3 3 4 4 - 2 3 3 1 - perc(3), pno, e.org, alto sax, t.sax, str
Instrumentation details: piccolo; 1st flute; 2nd flute; 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; cor anglais; clarinet in Eb; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet in Bb; alto saxophone in Eb; tenor saxophone in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 3rd bassoon; contrabassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 3rd trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; bass tuba; 1st percussion; 2nd percussion; marimba; piano; electric organ; violin A; violin B; violin C; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Duration (min): 25
Dedication: a Janice e Norman Rosenthal

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World Première
Location: New York / USA
Date: 15.03.1973
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic
Conductor: Pierre Boulez
Main Soloists: Bruno Canino und Antonio Ballista
Work Introduction

I believe that writing a traditional concerto today has no meaning. There is no longer a way to establish a homogeneity of meaning between one or more soloists and a mass of musicians of different density or nature – such as existed in Baroque, Classical, and Romantic concertos, when the [...]

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