Piano Concerto No. 3 (Bartók)

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Béla Bartók's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in E, Sz. 119, was written in 1945 when the composer was living in exile in the United States and suffering from the terminal stages of leukemia. Bartók intended to dedicate the concerto to his wife, Ditta Pásztory-Bartók, who herself was a highly skilled pianist. When Bartók died on September 26 that year, the final movement of the concerto was still unfinished. His pupil, Tibor Serly, was responsible for completing the last seventeen bars. The premiere was finally given on February 8 1946, featuring the soloist György Sandor and the Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of Eugene Ormandy.

The orchestral accompaniment is scored for strings, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, and percussion.

The concerto consists of three movements, which take just under 30 minutes to perform.

Allegretto
Adagio religioso
Allegro vivace

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