Piano Concerto No. 2
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Piano Concerto No. 2 is a lively and accessible concerto for piano and orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovich, celebrated for its lyrical slow movement and playful outer movements.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | piano concerto ⓘ |
| associatedComposerStyle | Shostakovich late style ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 102 ⓘ |
| composer |
Dmitri Shostakovich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shostakovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Maxim Shostakovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
20th-century classical music
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
accessible musical style
ⓘ
bright and optimistic character ⓘ clear classical forms ⓘ lyrical slow movement ⓘ playful outer movements ⓘ virtuosic piano writing ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered less politically charged than some other Shostakovich works
ⓘ
frequently performed ⓘ popular with audiences ⓘ |
| hasTempoIndication |
Allegro (first movement)
ⓘ
Allegro (third movement) ⓘ Andante (second movement) ⓘ |
| intendedPerformer | Maxim Shostakovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Shostakovich’s concertante works
ⓘ
Shostakovich’s orchestral works ⓘ |
| key | F major ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Allegro
ⓘ
II. Andante ⓘ III. Allegro ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestration |
brass
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ string orchestra ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| period | 20th century ⓘ |
| scoredFor | piano and orchestra ⓘ |
| soloInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| style |
neoclassical elements
ⓘ
tonal ⓘ |
| tonality | largely diatonic ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 20 minutes ⓘ |
| usesForm |
rondo-like form in third movement
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sonata form in first movement ⓘ ternary form in second movement ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | second piano concerto by Shostakovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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