Two questions about Ravel's Concerto for the left hand

[barnowl]

1. Is this concerto mor often played by left-handed pianists ?

2. Can a left-handed pianist play this concerto with his right hand ?
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Somone at another (nonmusical) Board asked these Questions. Thought I'd ask you folks.

[stagefright]

The Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major (Concerto pour la main gauche en ré majeur) was composed by Maurice Ravel between 1929 and 1930, concurrently with his Piano Concerto in G Major. It was commissioned by the Austrian pianist, Paul Wittgenstein (brother of the philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein), who lost his right arm during World War I. Wittgenstein gave the premiere with Robert Heger and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra on January 5, 1932. Before writing the concerto, Ravel enthusiastically studied the left-hand études of Camille Saint-Saëns.

thus it is written and intended to be played by left hand only

[barnowl]

Thank you, StageFright.

But would it be impossible for a right hand to perfom the piece? And if not
has it been performed by the right hand of some other artist?

Please understand I'm not being argumentative, Just asking politely, is all.

[stagefright]

sure it could, but this is not te practice

there are a lot of compositions written for single hand playing, both for left or right hand

each of those compositions express an idea of the composer which in m.h.o. should be respected

see the link:
https://pianoeducation.org/pnoonhnd.html

[barnowl]

Thanks, SF.

I passed your words along.

That should do it.