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Elliott Carter - Double Concerto (1959–61, for harpsichord, piano and orchestra) Frank Martin - Petite symphonie concertante for harp, harpsichord, piano and double string orchestra. Alfred Schnittke - Concerto Grosso No. 1 (1977, for two violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
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Perhaps the most celebrated composers who wrote for the harpsichord were Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759), who composed numerous suites for harpsichord, and especially J. S. Bach (1685–1750), whose solo works (for instance, The Well-Tempered Clavier and the Goldberg Variations), continue to be performed very widely, often on the piano.
The concerto has a duration of roughly 25 minutes and is composed in two numbered movements. The work is built upon techniques from two previous Carter's pieces: his String Quartet No. 2 (1959) and the Double Concerto for Harpsichord and Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras (1961). Carter elaborated on this in the score program notes, writing:
Keyboard works (Klavierwerke) by Johann Sebastian Bach traditionally refers to Chapter 8 in the BWV catalogue or the fifth series of the New Bach Edition, [1] both of which list compositions for a solo keyboard instrument like the harpsichord or the clavichord.
Three Miniatures for Violin and Piano (1959) String Quartet No. 1 (1960) String Quartet No. 2 (1968) Der unterbrochene Gedanke, for string quartet (1988) String Trio (1991) Clarinet Quartet (1993) Violin Sonata No. 2 (1999) Sextet, for clarinet, horn, violin, viola, cello and piano (2000) Agnus Dei, for eight cellos (transcription of the choral ...
The Double Concerto has been highly praised by critics and musicians alike. Reviewing a 1994 performance of the work by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Martin Bernheimer of the Los Angeles Times remarked: The Double Concerto for harpsichord, piano and two chamber orchestras, written in 1961, still makes a mighty noise in many, marvelous ways.
(No. 2) Works for Keyboards: Piano: March 1935: item in IBM catalog: 242: Composition for Little Evas: Works for Keyboards: Piano: February 1935: item in IBM catalog: 243: The Voice of the Forest: radio-opera in 1 act: Stage Works and Film Music: Operas: 5 May 1935: 1935: item in IBM catalog: 244: Two Pieces: for harpsichord: Works for ...