Piano concerto

A piano concerto is a concerto for solo piano and orchestra. It may be divided into several movements.

Other compositions for piano and orchestra

Concertos have been written where the piano is not the only solo instrument. A famous example is the Triple concerto (for piano trio and orchestra) by Beethoven.

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There also exist a number of compositions for piano and orchestra which treat the piano as a solo instrument while not being piano concertos. Examples of such works are George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.

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George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

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There are also works written for orchestra or large ensemble requiring a solo pianist, such as Olivier Messiaen's Des canyons aux étoiles... and Turangalîla-Symphonie, and Karol Szymanowski's 4th Symphony.

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Ensemble - Olivier Messiaen - Turangalîla-Symphonie - Karol Szymanowski

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Composers also occasionally bring orchestral pianists into the limelight, as for example Igor Stravinsky does in episodes of his ballet Petrushka.

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Igor Stravinsky - Ballet - Petrushka

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