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List of compositions for piano duo

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This article lists compositions written for piano duo. The list includes works for piano four-hands and works for two pianos. Catalogue number and date of composition are also included. Ordering is by composer surname.

A list of notable performers who played and recorded these works is at List of classical piano duos (performers).

Piano four hands

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Twelve Pieces, Op. 66 (1903)
Sonata for keyboard 4-hands, Op. 15 No. 6 (1778)
Sonata for keyboard 4-hands, Op. 18 No. 5 (1781)
Sonata for keyboard 4-hands, Op. 18 No. 6 (1781)
Souvenirs, Op. 28 (1951)
Sonata for Piano 4 hands in D major, Op. 6 (1797)
3 Marches, Op. 45 (1803)
Fugue for Piano, four hands, Op. 134 (1826, arrangement of Große Fuge, Op. 133)
Touch (1991)
Canzonetta (1991)
Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22 (1871)
Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 23 (1861)
Sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39 (1865)
Ungarische Tänze, WoO 1 (1869–80)
Fuge über das Volkslied "O, du mein lieber Augustin", BV 226 (1888)
Finnländische Volksweisen, BV 227 (1888)
Pas redoublé (Cortège burlesque) (1881)
Prélude et marche française (1885)
Souvenirs de Munich, Quadrille sur les thèmes favoris de Tristan et Isolde de Richard Wagner (1887)
3 Duets, Op. 3, No. 1-3 (1779)
Duet, Op. 6, No. 1 (1780)
3 Duets, Op. 14 (1785)
Symphony in B minor, L. 10 (1880–81)
Divertissement, L. 36 (1884)
Petite Suite, L. 65a (1888–89)
Marche ecossaise sur un theme populaire, L. 77 (1891)
Six épigraphes antiques, L. 131 (1914, used music from Musique de scene pour Les Chansons de Bilitis)
Carioca Boy – Tango (2009)
Legends, Op. 59 (1881)
Slavonic Dances, Opp. 46 and 72 (1878, 1886)
Ze Šumavy, Op. 68 (1883)
Dolly Suite, Op. 56 (1894–97)
Allegro symphonique, Op. 68 (1895)
Piano Three Hands for piano three-hands (1957)
Piano Four Hands (1958)
Ronde Louis XV and Le Hameau from Si Versailles m'était conté (1953)
Napoléon (1954)
15 Portraits of Children from Auguste Renoir (1971)
Zapateado (1995)
Homenaje a Copérnico (2009)
Piano Sonata No. 2 (1966-67)
46 Miniatures (1918)
In Autumn, Op. 11 (1866)
2 Symphonic Pieces, Op. 14 (1863–64, arranged from Symphony No. 1)
Norwegian Dances, Op. 35 (1881)
Waltz-Caprices, Op. 37 (1883)
Romance del Plata - Sonatina (1987)
Zwölftonspiel (21 March 1952)
Zwölftonspiel (April–May 1952)
Zwölftonspiel (24 June 1952)
Zwölftonspiel with poem of E. Lasker-Schüler (28 June 1952)
Zwölftonspiel (10 July 1952)
Zwölftonspiel (April 1955)
Zwölftonspiel (May 1955)
Zwölftonspiel (13 January 1956)
Zwölftonspiel (April 1956)
Zwölftonspiel (July 1956)
Zwölftonspiel (October 1956)
Zwölftonspiel (July 1957)
Petite suite irlandaise, d'après des airs anciens de la collection Petrie, Op. 29 (1909)
Eight Waltzes, Drei wunderschöne Mädchen im Schwarzwald, Op. 6 (1916)
Sonata for piano four-hands (1938)
Child in the Garden, Op. 168 (1958)
Valses pour piano á quatre mains, Op. 8 - piano four-hands
Voix du Printemps - piano four-hands
Suite (1950–51)
Játékok, volumes IV and VIII (1979, 2010)
Trois Pièces Nègres pour les Touches Blanches (1949)
Aspects of Work (2016)
Induló (March) (1942)
Polifón etüd (Polyphonic Étude) (1943)
Allegro (1943)
Három lakodalmi tánc (Three Wedding Dances) (1950)
Sonatina (1950)
Festpolonaise, S. 255(619a)
Variation über das Thema von Borodin, S. 256 (renumbered 207a)
Avec un doigt for piano 3-hands, H 185 (1930)
Allegro brillant, Op. 92 (1841)
Enfantines, Suite after 3 poèmes de Jean Cocteau, Op. 59a (1920)[1]
Scaramouche, Suite in three movements after incidental music for Moliere's Le Médecin Volant and the opera, Bolivar, Op. 165 (1937)
Sonata in C major, K. 19d (1765)
Sonata in B flat major, K. 358/186c (1773–74)
Sonata in D major, K. 381/123a (1773–74)
Fugue in G minor, K. 401/375e (1773)
Sonata in F major, K. 497 (1786)
Andante and Variations in G major, K. 501 (1786)
Sonata in C major, K. 521 (1787)
At the Edge of a Spiral (2004)
Sonata for piano four hands, FP 8 (1918, 1939)
''Suite No. 1'' (or Fantaisie-Tableaux for two pianos)(1893)
Six Morceaux, Op. 11 (1894)
''Suite No. 2'' (1901)
Polka Italienne (1906)
Shéhérazade (1898)
Ma mère l'oye (1910)
Twelve Caprice Waltzes, Op. 9 (1892)
Twenty German Dances, Op. 10 (1892)
Six Waltzes, Op. 22 (1898)
Cinq pièces pittoresques, Op. 34 (1899)
Sechs Burlesken, Op. 58 (1901)
Six Pieces, Op. 94 (1906)
Introduction and Passacaglia for Organ in D Minor (1914)
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 132 (1914; arrangement by the composer)
Klavierstück Nr. 3 (1971/1999; op. 8c)
Mehrere kurze Walzer (1979–88)
Duettino, Op. 11 (1855)
König Harald Harfagar, Op. 59 (1880)
Feuillet d'album, Op. 81 (1887)
Pas redoublé, Op. 86 (1887)
Berceuse, Op. 105 (1896)
Marche dédiée aux étudiants d'Alger, with chorus ad lib, Op. 163 (1921)
Trois morceaux en forme de poire (1903)
Aperçus désagréables (1908, 1912)
En habit de cheval (1911)
Sonatina for piano four hands (1995)
Four Polonaises, Op. 75, D 599 (1818)
Trois Marches héroiques, Op. 27, D 602 (1818 or 1824)
Notre amitié est invariable, Op. posth. 138, D 608 (1818)
Sonata in B-flat major, Op.30, D 617 (1818)
Eight Variations on a French Song, Op. 10, D 624 (1818)
Overture in F major, Op. 34, D 675 (1819)
Trois Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733 (1818)
Overture to the Opera Alfonso und Estrella, Op. 69, D 773 (1823)
Grand Duo, Op. posth. 140, D. 812 (1824)
Eight Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 35, D 813 (1824)
Divertissement à la hongroise, Op. 54, D 818 (1824)
Six Grandes Marches, Op. 40, D 819 (1818 or 1824)
Divertissement sur des motifs originaux français, Op. 63 and Op. 84 No. 1-2, D 823 (1826–27)
Six Polonaises, Op. 61, D 824 (1826)
Grande Marche funèbre, Op. 55, D 859 (1825)
Grande Marche héroique, Op. 66, D 885 (1826)
Eight Variations on a Theme from Hérold's Opera Marie, Op. 82 No. 1, D 908 (1827)
Fantasy in F minor, Op. 103, D. 940 (1828)
Lebensstürme, Op. posth. 144, D. 947 (1828)
Grand Rondeau, Op. 107, D. 951 (1828)
Fugue in E minor, Op. posth. 152, D 952 (1828)
Introduction, Four Variations on an Original Theme and Finale, Op. posth. 82 No. 2, D 968A
Deux Marches caractéristiques, Op. posth. 121, D 968B
Bilder aus Osten, Op. 66 (1848)
12 Piano Pieces for Young and Older Children, Op. 85 (1849)
Ball-Scenen, Op. 109 (1851)
Kinderball, Op. 130 (1853)
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) (2002)
Milonga Nunca Más (1994+2007)
Orangutango (2008)
Reencuentro (2008)
Quince bajo cero (tango para Juliana) (2010)
Conjeturas sistemáticas (2013)
Persecuta (2013)
They go (2014)
Intervall, from Für kommende Zeiten, Nr. 33 (1968–70)
Trois pièces faciles (1915)
Rite of Spring (1913). Arr. by Igor Stravinsky
Cinq pièces faciles (1917)
Pieces for piano four hands (1931)
A Little Walk for piano four hands (1951)
A Tale in Four Parts for piano 4-hands (1988)
Sonata for piano four hands (2009)[2]
Sonata, Op. 21 (2008)
Variations on a Croatian folk theme, Op. 38 (2013)
Capriol Suite (1926)
Making Ends Meet (1966)
Música para calesita (ca. 1980)

Two pianos

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Hallelujah Junction (1996)
Suite No. 1, Op. 15 (1888)
Suite No. 2, Silhouettes, Op. 23 (1892)
Suite No. 3, Variations, Op. 33 (1894)
Suite No. 4, Op. 62 (1903)
Suite No. 5, Children's Suite, op. 65
Sonata in G Major for two harpsichords or two pianos, Op. 15, No. 5 (1778)
Seven pieces from Mikrokosmos, Sz. 108 (1926–39)
Fantasia (1900)
Moy Mell (1916)
Hardanger (1927)
The Poisoned Fountain (1928)
The Devil that tempted St Anthony (1928)
Sonata for two pianos (1929)
Red Autumn (1931)
Wasserklavier (1965)
Sonata for Two Pianists 1 and 2 (1989)
Structures I and II (1952, 1961)
Sonata in F minor, Op. 34b (1863)
Waltzes, Op. 39 (1865)
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b (1873)
Mia Brentano's Hidden Sea: 20 Songs for 2 Pianos (2018)
Introduction and Rondo alla burlesca, Op. 23 No. 1 (1940)
Mazurka Elegiaca, Op. 23 No. 2 (1941)
Points on Jazz (1961)
Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BV 99 (1878)
Improvisation on the Bach Chorale "Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seele", BV 271b (1916)
Duettino concertante after Mozart, BV B 88 (1919)
Fantasia contrappuntistica, BV 256b (1922)
Tableaux Vivantes (1964)
A Book of Music for two prepared pianos (1944)
Experiences No. 1 (1945)
Three Dances for two prepared pianos (1945)
Furniture Music Etcetera (1980)
Two2 (1989)
Two Books of Study for Pianists (1958)
Boolavogue (1981)
Crosses on Fire for 2 pianos (Feux croisés pour deux pianos) (1963)
Trois valses romantiques (1883)
Rondo in C major, Op. posth. 73 (1828)
Danzón Cubano (1942)
Duet (Sonata) in B flat major, Op. 1a No. 6 (1781)
Duet (Sonata) in B flat major, Op. 12 No. 5 (1784?)
Trois Nocturnes, (1892–1899). Arr. by Maurice Ravel (1910)
Lindaraja, L. 97 (1901)
En blanc et noir, L. 134 (1915)
Figures de résonances (1970–76)
Variations on an Original Theme in A major, Op. 5 (1898)
Projection 3 (1951)
Intermission 6 for one or two pianos (1953)
Two Pieces for Two Pianos (1954)
Two Pianos (1957)
Work for Two Pianists (1958)
Vertical Thoughts I (1963)
Sonata for two pianos (1966)
Wild Flowers (1974)
his voice / was then / here waiting (1996)
Eighteenth-Century Novels (Fanny Hill) (2006)
Derde symfonische etude (2013)
Huit danses exotiques (1957)
Madrid (1998)
In Again Out Again (1967)
Four Movements for Two Pianos (2008)
Sonata for Two Pianos (1950–51)
Hill Song No. 1 and No. 2 (1922)
Old Norwegian Melody with Variations, Op. 51 (1890)
(There Are) Not So Many Different Rains, Op. 79 (2021)
Tres Romances argentinos
Divertimenti per due pianoforti (1964)
Sonata for two pianos (1942)
Partita, H 139 (1940)
Vijag, Op. 37 (1946)
Mihr, Op. 60 (1945)
Ko-ola-u, Op. 136 (1962)
O Lord, Bless Thy Mountains for 2 pianos tuned a quarter-tone apart, Op. 276 (1974)
Spindrift (1920)[3]
Recuerdos Preciosos (1934)[4]
Mazurka (1937)[5]
3 Danzas Andaluzas (1922)
Burlesque Storm
Three Quarter-Tone Pieces for 2 pianos tuned a quarter-tone apart
Paraphrase On Dizzy Gillespile's Manteca, Op. 129 (2006)
Three Pieces – Monument – Selbstporträt – Bewegung (1976)
Grosses Konzertstück über Themen aus Mendelssohns Lieder ohne Worte, S. 257 (1834)
Concerto pathétique, S. 258 (1855,66)
Réminiscences de Don Juan, S. 656 (1877). Arr. Franz Liszt
Variations on a Theme by Paganini (1941)
It's Not The Mist (2018)
Nymphéas for Two Pianos (2001)[6] ([1])
La Fantaisie, H 180 (1929)
Trois Danses Tchèques pour deux pianos, H 324 (1949)
Impromptu, H 359 (1956)
Pinhole Planetarium, Seeing Stars (2018)
Duo concertant, WoO 25 (1833)
Visions de l'Amen (1943)
Scaramouche, Op. 165b, after the incidental music Le médécin volant (1937)
Carnaval à la Nouvelle-Orléans, Op. 275 (1947)
Fugue in C minor, K. 426 (1783)
Sonata in D major, K. 448/375a (1781)
Sonata in C major, K. 545 (1788). Arr. by Edvard Grieg
The Little Mermaid, for two pianos and chamber ensemble / orchestra (2006)
Móvil I (1957)
Amable sombra (1989)
Suite portena de ballet
Le voyage en Amérique, FP 149 (1951, music for film)
L'Embarquement pour Cythère, FP 150 (1951, after Le voyage en Amérique)
Sonata for Two Pianos, FP 156 (1953)
Capriccio for 2 pianos, FP 155 (1952, after Le bal Masqué)
Elégie (en accords alternés), FP 175 (1959)
Russian Rhapsody in E minor (1891)
Suite No. 1, Op. 5 (1893)
Suite No. 2, Op. 17 (1901)
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (1940). Arr. by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sites auriculaires (1895–97)
Rapsodie espagnole (1907)
La Valse. Arr. by Maurice Ravel
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (1968)[7]
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Beethoven, Op. 86 (1904)
Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue in B Minor, Op. 96 (1906)
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 132a (1914; arrangement by the composer)
Sätze (1970; op. 6)
Maske (1985)
Über-Schrift (1992–2003)
Variations sur un thème de Beethoven, Op. 35 (1874)
Caprice arabe, Op. 96 (1884)
Polonaise, Op. 77 (1885)
Scherzo, Op. 87 (1889)
Caprice héroïque, Op. 106 (1898)
Andante and variations, Op. 46, (1843)
Fantasy in A minor, Op. posth. (1890)
Suite for Two Pianos, Op. 6 (1922)
Concertino, Op. 94 (1953)
Mantra (1970)
De capa caída (2000)
Rite of Spring (1913). Arr. by Vyacheslav Gryaznov
Valse des fleurs (1914)
Concerto for Two Pianos (1935)
Tango (1940). Arr. by Victor Babin
Sonata for Two Pianos (1943)
vostanco – a Libre art canon for 2 pianos (1992)
Waltz from the opera Eugene Onegin (1878). Arr. by Victor Babin
The Humours of Carrick (1938)
The Bard of Lisgoole (1938)
Buttermilk Point (1938)
Sonatina (1940)
The Green Bough (1941)
Pastorale (Hommage à F. Poulenc) (1943)
The Gartan Mother's Lullaby (1949)
The Heather Glen (1949)
Puck Fair (1951)
Crisp, for two Pianos (2020) Link to YouTube Video Link to IMSLP Score
Corale (1997)
Sonata for Two Pianos in E-flat major (1908); unpublished[8]
The Mission of Virgil (1993)
Fifty Fifty (2002) in honor of Oliver Knussen's 50th birthday
  • Ivan Wyschnegradsky (1893–1979)
    • The following works are all for 2 pianos tuned a quarter-tone apart:
Quatre fragments, Op. 5 (1918)
Dithyrambe, Op. 12 (1923–24)
Prélude et danse, Op. 16 (1926)
2 Études de concert, Op. 19 (1931)
Étude en forme de scherzo, Op. 20 (1931)
Prélude et fugue, Op. 21 (1932)
24 Préludes dans tous les tons de l'échelle chromatique diatonisée à 13 sons, Op. 22 (1934, 1960)
2 Fugues, Op. 32 (1951)
Études sur les densités et les volumes, Op. 39b (1956)
Dialogue à deux, Op. 41 (1958–1973)
Composition II, Op. 46b (1960)
Intégrations, Op. 49 (1962)
Sonatina for Two Pianos Op. 142 (1969)
Sonata for Two Pianos Op. 122 (1990)

References

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  1. ^ Lubin, Ernest (1970). The Piano Duet: A Guide for Pianists. Grossman. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-670-55307-5. Milhaud - "Enfantines" (Editions Max Eschig, Paris). Worth having for pupils who might like to try something more contemporary.
  2. ^ "Sonata for piano four hands : Piano duo (4 hands) by Carl Vine : Work : Australian Music Centre".
  3. ^ Byrne, Vincent James (July 2015). The Life and Works of Dorothy Howell (PDF) (MA). University of Birmingham. p. 141. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. ^ Howell, Dorothy. "Recuerdos preciosos, for Two Pianos". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  5. ^ Howell, Dorothy (1937). Mazurka. The Anglo-French series of easier two-piano pieces. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
  6. ^ March, Andrew (2001), Nymphéas: for two pianos (in French), [Publisher not identified], 19960169, retrieved 2024-09-12 – via Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), Provenance - Reding-Piette, Janine 1920-2015. Pianiste, pédagogue, épouse de Henry Piette.
  7. ^ "Rawsthorne Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2; Concerto for 2 pianos". Gramophone. Retrieved 2024-01-21. The Concerto for Two Pianos, premiered by John Ogdon and Brenda Lucas in 1968...
  8. ^ "Jacob Weinberg Concert; Program Devoted to His Varierd Works at Town Hall". The New York Times. USA. 6 February 1938. Retrieved 2020-12-04. A concert devoted to the varied works of Jacob Weinberg was given last night at Town Hall. These comprised a sonata for two pianos, heard for the first time.
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