A Symphonie Concertante is an orchestral concerto highlighting two or
more solo instruments.  I think the form originated in the J.C. Bach time
period and has endured up to present day.  In the J.C. Bach series on CPO,
a few concertante cd's have have been issued; they contain some delightful
music, and the concertante element does enhance the variety of the music.

Don Satz
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