Interpreting the Concert for Piano and Orchestra

Abstract

This chapter provides an analytical overview of the parts of the Concert for Piano and Orchestra, other than the Solo for Piano. It provides and deploys an analytical framework to explore the commonalities between the various instrumental parts as well as the distinctions between them, construing them as a sort of complex network of relationalities. It also unpacks the way in which the conductor of the piece functions, providing a detailed explanation of the part provided for the conductor and a speculative description of how it might have been made.