The prominent American composer, pianist and teacher, William Bolcom (1938-) wrote this concerto for Leon Fleisher and Gary Graffman. Also known as Concerto for Two Pianos Left Hand, Bolcom wrote the piece in such a way that it can be performed in one of three ways, with either piano part alone with reduced orchestra, or with both piano parts and the two reduced orchestras combined into a full orchestra.
Here is the world premiere performance from April 1996 with pianists Leon Fleisher and Gary Graffman and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Zinman.
William Bolcom's catalog is so vast that it's difficult to have heard even a small part of it. I came across this today and liked it so much I wanted to share it. NPR's constant repetition of stories about Leon Fleisher back when I could stomach listening to it sort of put me off of all things Fleisher but if I were him this is what I'd want to be remembered for. It's a powerful and subtle piece.
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