Cello Concerto No. 1
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Cello Concerto No. 1 is a landmark 20th-century concerto for cello and orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovich, renowned for its intense emotional power, driving rhythms, and prominent solo cadenza.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cello concerto
ⓘ
concerto ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Soviet-era artistic climate ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 107 ⓘ |
| composer | Dmitri Shostakovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | landmark 20th-century cello concerto ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Mstislav Rostropovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Cello Concerto No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
20th-century classical music
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Soviet classical music ⓘ |
| hasMotif | DSCH motif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProminentRoleFor | horn ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Joseph Haydn
NERFINISHED
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Sergei Prokofiev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | E-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movement |
Allegretto
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Allegro con moto ⓘ Cadenza ⓘ Moderato ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
driving rhythms
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intense emotional power ⓘ prominent solo cadenza ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentalFeature | extensive solo cadenza as third movement ⓘ |
| notableRecordingArtist |
Mstislav Rostropovich
NERFINISHED
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Rostropovich with Mravinsky ⓘ Yo-Yo Ma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| orchestralForces | woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings with solo cello ⓘ |
| orchestration | cello and orchestra ⓘ |
| period | 20th century ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | Leningrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Yevgeny Mravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereOrchestra | Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | Mstislav Rostropovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soloInstrument | cello ⓘ |
| structure | continuous large-scale design with four linked movements ⓘ |
| style | modernist ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingFirstMovement | Allegretto ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingFourthMovement | Allegro con moto ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingSecondMovement | Moderato ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 28 minutes ⓘ |
| workSeries | Shostakovich cello concertos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenFor | Mstislav Rostropovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1959 ⓘ |
| yearOfPremiere | 1959 ⓘ |
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