Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

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Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 is a grand, four-movement Romantic concerto for piano and orchestra by Johannes Brahms, renowned for its symphonic scale, technical demands, and lyrical depth.

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instanceOf Romantic-era composition
piano concerto
approximateDuration about 50 minutes
associatedMusicalEra late Romantic
catalogNumber Op. 83
composer Johannes Brahms
compositionEndDate 1881
compositionPeriod 1878–1881
compositionStartDate 1878
dedicatedTo Eduard Marxsen
ensemble orchestra
firstPublicationYear 1882
followsWork Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
genre concerto
piano concerto
key B-flat major
languageOfTitle German
movement I. Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro appassionato
III. Andante
IV. Allegretto grazioso
notableFeature four-movement structure unusual for a concerto
high technical demands for the soloist
lyrical depth
symphonic scale and breadth
notableMovementFeature third movement Andante features prominent cello solo
notableReputation considered one of the most important piano concertos in the repertoire
numberOfMovements 4
orchestration 2 bassoons
2 clarinets
2 flutes
2 oboes
2 trumpets
4 horns
solo piano
strings
timpani
originalTitle Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 B-Dur, op. 83
premiereConductor Alexander Erkel
premiereCountry Hungary
premiereDate 9 November 1881
premiereLocation Budapest
premiereOrchestra Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
premierePerformer Johannes Brahms
publisher Simrock
soloInstrument piano
stylePeriod Romantic
workNumberInComposerOutput Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 self-linksurface differs
surface form: second piano concerto by Johannes Brahms

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Johannes Brahms notableWork Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 relatedWork Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
subject surface form: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102 followsWork Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 workNumberInComposerOutput Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: second piano concerto by Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 originalTitle Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 B-Dur, op. 83