Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

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Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 is a Romantic-era concerto for piano and orchestra by Felix Mendelssohn, admired for its virtuosic solo part, lyrical themes, and seamless, three-movement structure played without pauses.

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Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic-era composition
piano concerto
approximateDuration 20 minutes
catalogueNumber MWV O 7
composer Felix Mendelssohn
countryOfOrigin Germany
dedicatedTo Delphine von Schauroth
era 19th century
firstPerformanceDate 17 October 1831
firstPerformancePlace Munich
firstPublisher Breitkopf & Härtel
followedBy Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40
genre concerto
hasCanonicalStatus standard repertoire for Romantic piano concertos
hasForm concerto in three movements played attacca
influencedBy Classical concerto tradition
key G minor
languageOfWork n/a (instrumental)
movement I. Molto allegro con fuoco
II. Andante
III. Presto—Molto allegro e vivace
movementCount 3
notableFeature lyrical themes
virtuosic solo piano part
numberInSeries No. 1
opusNumber Op. 25
orchestration horns
pairs of woodwinds
strings
timpani
trumpets
period Romantic era
placeOfPublication Leipzig
premierePerformer Felix Mendelssohn
scoredFor orchestra
piano
structure three movements played without pauses
styleCharacteristic brilliant virtuoso writing for piano
clear classical formal outlines within Romantic idiom
continuous, attacca links between movements
tonalityOfFirstMovement G minor
tonalityOfSecondMovement E-flat major
tonalityOfThirdMovement G major
typicalPerformanceContext piano competitions
symphony orchestra concerts
workSeries Mendelssohn piano concertos
yearComposed 1831

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Felix Mendelssohn notableWork Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 follows Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25