Duo Concertant

Not to be confused with Duo Concertante or Grand Duo concertant (Chopin and Franchomme).

Duo Concertant is a 1932 composition for violin and piano by Igor Stravinsky. The impetus for this piece came from neo-classical literature^[1] and this is reflected in the names of the movements: Cantilène, Eclogue 1, Eclogue 2, Gigue, and Dithyrambe.

Stravinsky dedicated Duo Concertant to Samuel Dushkin, a well-known violinist he met in 1931. The composer premiered the work with Dushkin in Berlin in 1932, and the pair gave recitals together across Europe for the next several years.

George Balanchine decided to choreograph the Duo Concertant in 1972 when he was planning the 1972 Stravinsky Festival.^[2]

References

Igor Stravinsky

Operas and musical dramas	The Flood L'Histoire du soldat Mavra The Nightingale Oedipus rex Perséphone The Rake's Progress Renard

Ballets	Agon Apollo Le baiser de la fée The Firebird Jeu de cartes Les noces Petrushka Pulcinella Orpheus The Rite of Spring Scènes de ballet

Symphonies and concertos	Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments Concerto in D major Concerto in E♭ major ("Dumbarton Oaks") Ebony Concerto Symphonies of Wind Instruments Symphony in C major Symphony in E♭ major Symphony in Three Movements Violin Concerto in D

Choral	Cantata Canticum Sacrum Mass Requiem Canticles Le roi des étoiles A Sermon, a Narrative and a Prayer Symphony of Psalms Threni

Piano and pianola	Les cinq doigts Concerto for Two Pianos Étude pour pianola Five Easy Pieces Piano-Rag-Music Piano Sonata Piano Sonata in F♯ minor Quatre études Serenade in A Sonata for Two Pianos Tango Three Easy Pieces Trois mouvements de Petrouchka

Other	Abraham and Isaac Berceuses du chat Le chant du rossignol Circus Polka Danses concertantes Double Canon (in Memoriam Raoul Dufy) Duo Concertant Élégie Elegy for J.F.K. Epitaphium Fanfare for a New Theatre Feu d'artifice Monumentum pro Gesualdo Movements for Piano and Orchestra Octet Ode Pastorale Pribaoutki Scherzo à la russe Scherzo fantastique Septet Three Pieces for String Quartet Variations

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