Cello Concerto No. 2

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Cello Concerto No. 2 is a late-20th-century concerto for solo cello and orchestra by Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki, noted for its expressive, modernist sound world and virtuosic demands on the soloist.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cello concerto
concerto
composer Krzysztof Penderecki NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Poland
dedicatedTo Mstislav Rostropovich NERFINISHED
firstPerformer Mstislav Rostropovich NERFINISHED
genre contemporary classical music
modernist music
hasInfluenceFrom 20th-century avant-garde music
hasPart cadenza for solo cello
languageOfWork instrumental
notableCharacteristic dense orchestral textures
extended techniques for cello
virtuosic solo cello writing
numberOfMovements 1
period late 20th century
precededBy Cello Concerto No. 1 NERFINISHED
scoredFor orchestra
solo cello
style expressive
modernist
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 35 minutes
usesTechnique atonality
chromaticism
orchestral colorism
workSeries Penderecki cello concertos NERFINISHED

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Krzysztof Penderecki notableWork Cello Concerto No. 2