Piano Concerto (Dvořák)

Its autograph version contains many corrections, erasures, cuts and additions, the bulk of which were made in the piano part.

[2] While working on the concerto, Dvořák himself realized that he had not created a virtuosic piece in which the piano does battle with the orchestra.

The concerto was championed for many years by the noted Czech pianist Rudolf Firkušný, who played it with many different conductors and orchestras around the world before his death in 1994.

Once a student of Kurz, Firkušný performed the revised solo part for much of his life, turning towards the original Dvořák score later on in his concert career.

[3] The concerto is scored for solo piano and an orchestra consisting of 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, and strings.