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Elliott Carter

Concerto for Orchestra

Orchestral

The Concerto for Orchestra is a four-movement concerto for orchestra written in 1969 by the American composer Elliott Carter. The work was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic to commemorate their 125th anniversary and was premiered by the orchestra under the conductor Leonard Bernstein in the Philharmonic Hall, New York City, on February 5, 1970.

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Movements

  1. Introduction - Allegro non troppo
  2. Presto volando
  3. Maestoso
  4. Allegro agitato - Coda

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Elsewhere

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