Léon Delafosse (1874 – 1951)

[promusician]

Léon Delafosse (1874  – 1951) was a French composer and pianist. His musical works included études, arabesques, waltzes and nocturnes.

Looking for his piano concertos and Fantasie for piano and orchestra (full parts):

1) Concerto en fa dièse pour piano et orchestre (1899)
2) Piano Concerto A minor (?)
3) Fantaisie : pour piano et orchestre (1901)

Any inputs are welcomed!

[Ilja]

Fa dièse and F♯ major are the same, no?

[promusician]

Fa dièse and F♯ major are the same, no?

Sorry, edited, is la mineur apparently, I have the 2-piano reduction but there are no clues of orchestration

[eschiss1]

so nos. 1 and 2 could be the same piece, or else two different concertos in A minor (or - possibly only - there is a concerto in F-sharp by him, maybe attested to by a mention elsewhere for example, but it's of course not the concerto you have in score/parts)

[promusician]

1st page of both concertos:

[eschiss1]

ah ok , F-sharp minor and A minor respectively

[eschiss1]

Hrm. So there's these two works published in 1899 and 1927, there's the fantaisie in E minor published in 1900, there is or may be a concertstück by him performed in 1913 (which could be one of these works under another name, of course)...

[eschiss1]

btw Ilja - a key without modifier is not "in major". Many examples exist of the contrary.

[Alan Howe]

Google's AI answer (in respect of the key of G) goes as follows:

No, "in G" does not always mean "in G major". While "G major" is a common and likely interpretation, it's possible for a piece of music to be "in G" while not being in G major. For example, it could be in a different mode of the G major scale, like G Dorian or G Mixolydian, or even in a mode where the tonic is G but not in G major.