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Piano Concerto (Barber)In 1962 Samuel Barber wrote a piano concerto commissioned for John Browning. It contains three movements: Allegro appassionato Canzone Allegro molto The first movement opens with a piano declamation of one of the major themes and then moves into a furious tutti section. The movement as a whole is based on a handful of evocative melodies, some highly dramatic, others more subdued. It contains plenty of complex interaction between piano and orchestra. The second movement, predominantly in C-sharp minor, is based primarily on one sweet but sad melody and is far more subdued than the first movement. The third movement, mostly in B-flat minor, is a furiously fast 5/8, with a pounding ostinato that gives the piece a rather devilish sound. It makes heavy use of the brass instruments but ends in a dramatic piano part where the player climbs up the entire keyboard in a dazzling display of technique.
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