Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in E Major, was composed in 1945 during the final months of his life, as a surprise birthday present for his second wife Ditta Pásztory-Bartók. Béla Bartók died on September 26, 1945, with the concerto unfinished. The task of completing orchestration of the final 17 measures, drawing from Bartók’s notes, was eventually executed by the composer’s friend, Tibor Serly. – Martha Argerich
Bartok’s Piano Concerto No. 3 : Other Performance
Hélène Grimaud
20th-Century Music by Argerich
Prokofiev – Concerto No. 3
Piano Concerto No 3 in C Major
Ravel – Piano Concerto
Piano Concerto in G Major
