Concert piece explained

Concert piece should not be confused with Concert version.

A concert piece (;, also) is a musical composition, in most cases in one movement, intended for performance in a concert. Usually it is written for one or more virtuoso instrumental soloists and orchestral or piano accompaniment.^[1]

In some cases concert pieces start with a separate opening movement, or are otherwise in more than one movement or section. A piece that presents itself as a miniature concerto is rather called concertino than concert piece, although in German several such concertinos are known as Konzertstücke.^[2] For instance Siegfried Wagner's Flute Concertino was published as .^[3] Incomplete concerto movements by Beethoven and Schubert were retroactively designated as concert pieces. Schumann's 1841 Fantasia for piano and orchestra, in form similar to Weber's Konzertstück, was later rewritten and expanded with two further movements into his Piano Concerto Op. 54.^[4] When the soloist is a vocalist, the piece rather belongs to the concert aria genre. Some concert pieces are written for instrumental soloists exclusively, while also concert pieces for orchestra without soloist exist. In this sense as well Chopin's Allegro de concert for solo piano as Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet for orchestra can be called concert pieces.^{[5] [6]} A concert overture is an overture which is conceived as a stand-alone concert piece.

Examples

• Arnold Bax: Concert Piece for Viola and Piano^[7]
• Ludwig van Beethoven:
  • Konzertstück for violin and orchestra (a.k.a. Violin Concerto movement) in C major, WoO 5 (fragment)^[8]
  • Rondo for piano and orchestra in B-flat major, WoO 6^[9]
• Franz Berwald: ^[10]
• Max Bruch:, in two movements, Op. 84^[11]
• Ferruccio Busoni:, BV 236 (Op. 31a)^[12]
• Cécile Chaminade:, Op. 40
• Hugo Distler: Konzertstück for piano and orchestra, Op. post.^[13]
• George Enescu: ^[14]
• Carl Filtsch: Konzertstück for piano and orchestra^[15]
• Friedrich Grützmacher: Two for cello and piano, Op. 32
• Paul Hindemith:
  • Konzertstück (also known as Concertino)^[16] for Trautonium (or clarinet) and strings^[17]
  • Konzertstück for two alto saxophones^[18]
• Mauricio Kagel:
  • Konzertstück for timpani and orchestra^[19]
  • Opus 1.991 — Concert piece for orchestra^[20]
• Felix Mendelssohn: Concert Pieces ^[21] and ^[22] for clarinet, basset horn and piano (or orchestra).
• Carl Reinecke: Konzertstück for piano and orchestra, Op. 33^[23]
• Camille Saint-Saëns:
  • in E minor, Op. 62
  • in F minor, Op. 94
  • in G major, Op. 154^[24]
• Franz Schubert:
  • in D major, 345^[25]
  • Rondo for violin and string orchestra in A major, D 438
  • Polonaise for violin and orchestra in B major, D 580
• Robert Schumann:
  • Konzertstück for Four Horns and Orchestra, Op. 86^[26]
  • Introduction and Allegro appassionato for piano and orchestra, Op. 92
  • Concert Allegro with Introduction for piano and orchestra, Op. 134
• Charles Villiers Stanford: Concert Piece for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 181^[27]
• Carl Maria von Weber: Konzertstück in F minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 79, J. 282

References

1. http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/musdico/konzertst%C3%BCck/168645 Konzertstück ou Concertstuck
2. Arthur Hutchings. Concertino (ii) at Oxford University Press website (quoted from Grove Music Online)
3. http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/CPO/9994272 Siegfried Wagner: Violin Concerto & Flute Concertino
4. Thomas Labé. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: Advanced Piano Duet (2 Pianos, 4 Hands). Alfred Music, 2005., pp. 6–7
5. J. Murray (publisher). The Academy, Volume 34 (1888), p. 362
6. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Romeo-and-Juliet-overture-by-Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet: Overture by Tchaikovsky
7. http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.557784 BAX: Viola Sonata / Concert Piece / Legend / Trio in 1 Movement
8. http://www.universaledition.com/composers-and-works/Ludwig-van-Beethoven/composer/42/work/3243 Ludwig van Beethoven Konzertstück
9. Hartmut Hein. Beethovens Klavierkonzerte: Gattungsnorm und individuelle Konzeption, Issue 48. Franz Steiner Verlag, 2001. p. 134
10. https://musopen.org/sheetmusic/29120/franz-berwald/konzertstuck-for-bassoon-and-orchestra/ Franz Berwald: Konzertstück for Bassoon and Orchestra
11. http://www.naxos.com/reviews/reviewslist.asp?catalogueid=8.557689&languageid=EN Album Reviews: BRUCH, M.: Violin Concerto No. 1 / Konzertstuck / Romance, Op. 42 (Fedotov, Russian Philharmonic, Yablonsky)
12. http://www.musicandarts.com/busoni-works-for-piano-and-orchestra-including-a-world-premiere.html Busoni: Works for Piano and Orchestra
13. https://www.baerenreiter.com/shop/produkt/details/BA2783/ Distler, Hugo: Konzertstück für Klavier und Orchester op. post.
14. https://musopen.org/sheetmusic/15692/george-enescu/konzertstuck-for-viola-and-piano/ George Enescu: Konzertstück for Viola and Piano
15. http://www.sbs-stiftung.de/europaeische-erstauffuehrung-konzertstueck-fuer-klavier-und-orchester-des-siebenbuergischen-wunderkindes-carl-filtsch/ Europäische Erstaufführung: Konzertstück für Klavier und Orchester des „siebenbürgischen Wunderkindes“ Carl Filtsch
16. Thomas B. Holmes, Thom Holmes. Electronic and Experimental Music: Pioneers in Technology and Composition. Psychology Press, 2002., p. 67
17. Stephen Luttmann. Paul Hindemith: A Research and Information Guide. Routledge, 2013 (2nd revised edition), p. 475
18. Simon Waldvogel. Das Konzertstück für zwei Altsaxophone (1933) von Paul Hindemith in Rohrblatt, Schorndorf 9 (1994), 3, pp. 96–98
19. Konzertstück : für Pauken und Orchester,
20. http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/w/168035/Mauricio-Kagel-Opus-1-991-Concert-piece-for-orchestra Kagel: Opus 1.991 – Concert piece for orchestra
21. http://www.henle.de/blog/en/2015/04/13/an-amusing-story-and-a-serious-problem-%E2%80%93-on-mendelssohn%E2%80%99s-first-concert-piece-for-clarinet-basset-horn-and-piano/ An amusing story and a serious problem – On Mendelssohn’s first concert piece for clarinet, basset horn and piano
22. https://www.breitkopf.com/work/4306/konzertstuck-nr-2-d-moll-mwv-q-24-op-114 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847): Concert Piece No. 2 in D minor MWV Q 24 (Op. 114)
23. https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Carl-Heinrich-Reinecke-1824-1910-Konzertst%FCck-op-33-f%FCr-Klavier-Orchester/hnum/3563209 Carl Heinrich Reinecke: Konzertstück Op.33 für Klavier & Orchester
24. https://musopen.org/sheetmusic/10135/camille-saint-saens/morceau-de-concert-op-154/ Morceau de Concert, Op. 154
25. http://www.laphil.com/philpedia/music/konzertstuck-d-for-violin-and-orchestra-d-345-franz-schubert KONZERTSTÜCK IN D, FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA, D. 345 Franz Schubert
26. http://www.henle.de/blog/en/2013/10/28/schumann-konzertstuck-4-horns-opus-86/ “Hark, Hark! The Joy Inspiring Horn” – Discoveries in Schumann’s Konzertstück, Opus 86
27. http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/w/70799 Stanford: Concert Piece for Organ and Orchestra Op. 181