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Concerto in F is a composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and orchestra which is closer in form to a traditional concerto than his earlier jazz-influenced Rhapsody in Blue. It was written in 1925 on a commission from the conductor and director Walter Damrosch. It is just over half an hour long.
Piano Concerto (Gershwin, George) Movements/Sections. 3 movements. Composition Year. 1925. Genre Categories. Concertos; For piano, orchestra; Scores featuring the piano;
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Apr 4, 2022 · Title: Piano Concerto in F major Composer: George Gershwin (1898-1937) Last time performed by the Rhode Island Philharmonic: Last performed May 11, 2002 with Larry Rachleff conducting and soloist Jeffrey Siegel. In addition to a solo piano, this piece is scored for two flutes, piccolo, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two ...
On February 11, 1937, he performed his Piano Concerto in F in a special concert of his music with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra under the direction of French maestro Pierre Monteux. Gershwin, normally a superb pianist in his own compositions, suffered coordination problems and blackouts during the performance.
- 1916–1937
- July 11, 1937 (aged 38), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Jacob Gershwine, September 26, 1898, New York City, U.S.
- Westchester Hills Cemetery, New York
This one, the Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra, was an even more ambitious venture than the previous year’s Rhapsody in Blue: a full-fledged concerto in time-honored three-movement form and a work that was all Gershwin, down to his own orchestration, which had not been the case with Rhapsody in Blue.
Piano Concerto in F. One year on from Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin extended his innovative jazz-influenced classical style even further with his piano concerto. It was premiered by the composer with the New York Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Walter Damrosch.
