Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40

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Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 is a Romantic-era concerto for piano and orchestra by Felix Mendelssohn, known for its virtuosic solo writing and lyrical, expressive character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic-era composition
piano concerto
accompanyingEnsemble orchestra
associatedWith Birmingham Triennial Music Festival
surface form: Birmingham Festival
catalogueNumber Op. 40
composer Felix Mendelssohn
compositionDate 1837
countryOfPremiere United Kingdom
dedicatedTo Clara Schumann
firstMovementKey D minor
firstMovementTempo Allegro appassionato
follows Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
fullTitle Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 self-link
genre concerto
hasPart first movement
second movement
third movement
key D minor
language instrumental
movementCount 3
musicalForm concerto
notableFeature expressive themes
lyrical character
virtuosic piano writing
numberInSeries 2
opusNumber Op. 40
orchestration brass
strings
timpani
woodwinds
period Romantic era
placeOfPremiere Birmingham
premiereConductor Felix Mendelssohn
premiereDate 1837
premierePerformerRole piano soloist
scoredFor piano and orchestra
secondMovementKey A major
secondMovementTempo Adagio
soloInstrument piano
structure three-movement concerto
style Romantic
thirdMovementKey D minor
thirdMovementTempo Allegro molto
tonalCenter D minor
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 25 minutes
workTitle Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor

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Felix Mendelssohn notableWork Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 followedBy Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 workTitle Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 fullTitle Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 self-link