Concerto for Piano and Symphonic Band, 1st Movement
Edvard Grieg (arr. D.F. Bain)
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This work bears the designation Opus 16.
N.B. Title varies.
General Info
Year: 1946
Duration: c. 10:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piano and orchestra
Publisher: G. Schirmer
Cost: Score and Parts – Rental
Instrumentation
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Errata
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Program Notes
The Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, composed by Edvard Grieg in 1868, was the only concerto Grieg completed. It is one of his most popular works and among the most popular of all piano concerti.
The first movement (Allegro molto moderato) is noted for the timpani roll in the first bar that leads to a dramatic piano flourish, which leads to the main theme. Then the key changes in C major, for the secondary theme. Later, the secondary theme appears again in the recapitulation, but in A major. The movement finishes with a virtuosic cadenza and a similar flourish as in the beginning. The movement is in the Sonata form.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Completed in 1868 when Grieg was just 25 years old, the Piano Concerto in A Minor may be his most famous work. The concerto was an immediate success. The soloist, Edmund Neupert, wrote that “the three dangerous critics ... applauded with all their might,” and a friend informed Grieg that there had been “thunderous chorus(es) of applause” at numerous instances throughout the work. It has since become a favorite with audiences worldwide. From the dramatic opening cadenza to the sweepingly grand final chords, the concerto is filled with invention, originality, and sparkle that cannot help but please the ear.
- Program Note by Karen Berr for the Washington and Lee Wind Ensemble concert program, 2 April 2018
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- Texas A&M University – Commerce Wind Ensemble (Phillip L. Clements, conductor; Soohyun Lee, piano) - 14 November 2022
- Southern Oregon University (Ashland) Wind Ensemble (Cynthia Hutton, conductor; Anson Ka Lik Sin, piano) – 15 March 2018
- Indiana Wind Symphony (Charles Conrad, conductor; Kelleen Strutz, piano) - 2012
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- In the Hall of the Mountain King (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Thorp) (1876/2005)
- Norwegian Songs (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Haan) (1999)
- Puck and Elfin Dance (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Marlatt) (2020)
All Wind Works
- Air (arr. Hautvast)
- Anitra's Tanz (arr. Williams) (1875/1965)
- Concerto for Piano and Symphonic Band, 1st Movement (arr. Bain) (1946)
- Concerto for Piano and Symphonic Band, 1st Movement (arr. Oliver) (1946/2006)
- Four Movements from the "Holberg Suite" (arr. Thorne) (1884/2010)
- Funeral March ("Sørgemarsch Over Rikard Nordraak") (arr. Andersen) (1866/2010)
- Funeral March ("Sørgemarsch Over Rikard Nordraak") (arr. Emerson) (1866/1971)
- Funeral March ("Sørgemarsch Over Rikard Nordraak") (arr. Erickson) (1866/xxx)
- Funeral March ("Sørgemarsch Over Rikard Nordraak") (arr. Fennell) (1866/1989)
- Grieg Highlights (as arranger) (2018)
- In My Native County (Karrick) (1886/1999)
- In the Hall of the Mountain King (arr. Conley) (1876/1983)
- In the Hall of the Mountain King (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Thorp) (1876/2005)
- Kantate ved Afsløringen af Christies Monument i Bergen (1868)
- Last Spring, The (arr. Curnow) (ca. 1880/1997)
- March of the Dwarfs (arr. Story) (1891/2014)
- March of the Trolls (arr. Beck) (1891/2010)
- Norwegian Dance no 2 (arr. Story)
- Norwegian Dances (arr. Litago) (1883/)
- Norwegian Legend (arr. Forsblad) (1876/)
- Norwegian Songs (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Haan) (1999)
- Peer Gynt Suite (adapt. Sousa) (1875/1892)
- Peer Gynt Suite no 1 (arr. Tobani) (1875/1898)
- Peer Gynt Suite II (arr. Van Mever) (1891/1958)
- Puck and Elfin Dance (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Marlatt) (2020)
- Solvejg’s Lied (arr. Hautvast) (1891/2008)
- Symphonic Dance No. 1 (arr. Ragsdale) (1896-98/2005)
- Temple Dance from "Olav Trygvason" (arr. Ragsdale) (1872/2008)
- Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (tr. Dubois) (1896/2019)
Resources
- Grieg, E.; Bain, D. (1946). First Movement of Piano Concerto in A minor [score]. Schirmer: New York.
- Piano Concert (Grieg), Wikipedia Accessed 15 March 2018