Dialogues is a composition for solo piano and chamber orchestra by the American composer Elliott Carter.
[2] In 2012, Carter composed a followup to the piece Dialogues II for the conductor Daniel Barenboim's 70th birthday.
"[5] K. Smith of Gramophone also lauded the piece, remarking:At first glance, Dialogues (2003) would seem to be in the old Carter model, where different musical lines unfold with such clearly delineated personalities that they’re often compared to characters in a play.
Carter describes the piece as a conversation between piano and orchestra, but the lively discourse continues with little of his former abrasiveness.
This is civilised cocktail chatter rather than a raucous town meeting, with musical points respecting each other’s space rather than yelling each other down.