Piano Concerto No. 1 (Mendelssohn)

Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor (op. 25) was written in 1830–1, around the same time as his fourth symphony ("Italian"), and premiered in Munich in October 1831. He had already written a piano concerto in A minor with string accompaniment (1822) and two concerti with two pianos (1823–4). The three connected movements —

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Mendelssohn - Op. - 1830 - 1 - Fourth symphony - Munich - 1822 - 1823 - 4

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• Molto allegro e con fuoco
• Andante
• Presto—Molto allegro e vivace

use several relatively new formal techniques in their brief span — for example, the piano enters very soon after the opening of the first movement, with little of an orchestral tutti to contrast with. The concerto quickly obtained popularity.

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