Music for 2 pianos

[Jacey1973]

Dear All,

I wondered if anyone could reccommend some music for 2 pianos? I already know of the Rachmaninov suite, Debussy En Blanc et Noir and a few Stravinsky arrangements - but what is out there apart from those?

Also, out of interest I was thinking today when did music for 2 pianos start to be written? Because as far as I know 4 hands piano music seemed to be more popular pre 20th century - I know Mozart and Schubert wrote much piano music for 4 hands - but I don't think they wrote any for 2 pianos did they? I suppose they wrote alot of 4 hand piano music for domestic use as most households would only have one keyboard instrument.

Any ideas?

Many thanks.

[I Love Xenakis]

here sweetheart ^^


https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,14929.0.html

[Jacey1973]

Why thankyou baby xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[AvoidedCadence]

not mentioned on the above link:

Lutoslawski's Paganini Variations for Two Pianos - this piece is really cool

Milhaud - Scaramouche

Ravel - various works

Reger - two sets of variations, with fugues

[I Love Xenakis]

nobody said the Brahms Variations on a Theme by Schumann either for some reason o.o

[g_s_223]

nobody said the Brahms Variations on a Theme by Schumann either for some reason o.o

... that reason being it was written for 1 piano 4 hands.

[maxy]

there is a Mozart sonata for 2 pianos (a fugue also).  very fun.

[pet]

I'm playing the Mozart Sonata for 2 pianos. I believe it is K. 548, but don't quote me on that.  It is in D major.  Definitely a hard piece to play with someone.

[eduard]

It is KV 448.

[pet]

Thanks for the correction Eduard!

[letters]

theres a piece called jamaican rumba cant remember who its by theres a version for 4 hands and for 2 pianos good fun!

[practicingnow]

Liszt wrote some 2-piano arangements but they all kind of suck

[freddychopin]

Poulenc has written some 2 piano pieces. I played his Elegie for 2 pianos. Not very difficult, but beautiful