The Introduction and Allegro appassionato (Konzertstück) for piano and orchestra in G major, Op. 92, was composed by Robert Schumann in September 1849. It received its first performance in Leipzig on February 14, 1850, with Clara Schumann at the piano with Julius Rietz conducting.[1] The work was published in 1852. The work takes around 15 minutes to perform.[2]
Scoring edit
The Introduction and Allegro appassionato is scored for solo piano, pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets in B♭, bassoons, horns, trumpets and timpani, and strings.
Structure edit
The work consists of two movements:
- Introduction. Langsam
- Allegro
Notable recordings edit
- Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), London Symphony Orchestra and Uri Segal
- Daniel Barenboim (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
- Murray Perahia (piano), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Claudio Abbado
- Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra and Stanislaw Wislocki
- András Schiff (piano), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Christoph von Dohnányi
- Rudolf Serkin (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra and Eugene Ormandy
References edit
- ^ Herttrich, Ernst (Spring 2012). "Introduction and Allegro appassionato for Piano and Orchestra op. 92: Foreword" (PDF).
- ^ "Introduction and Allegro… - Details - AllMusic". AllMusic.
External links edit
- Konzertstück, Op.92: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
