Ernst Krenek
Double Concerto for violin, piano and chamber orchestra (1950)
Duration: 20'
Dedication: written for Maro and Anahid Ajemian
Solos:
Violine, Klavier
Instrumentation details:
2 2 2 2 - 2 2 1 0 - str
Krenek - Doppelkonzert for violin, piano and chamber orchestra
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Work introduction
The Double Concerto consists of seven sections, played without interruption. A brief introduction is followed by a vigorous Allegro, which contains a brief Cadenza for the violin.
Section Number three takes up the character and some motives of the introduction. It is followed by a set of Theme and five Variations. The fifth section is a slow movement in which the ideas of the introduction are elaborated upon. A short recapitulation of the Allegro follows, including a Cadenza for the piano. The finale has the character of a Laendler; it presents again the initial ideas in varied shapes. The composition is based on a twelve-tone row.
Ernst Krenek