Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor is a lyrical and virtuosic early Romantic concerto for piano and orchestra by Frédéric Chopin, celebrated for its expressive melodies and poetic slow movement.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | piano concerto ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Warsaw musical life of the 1820s ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 21 ⓘ |
| composer | Frédéric Chopin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndDate | 1830 ⓘ |
| compositionOrder | second composed piano concerto by Chopin ⓘ |
| compositionStartDate | 1829 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Countess Delfina Potocka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic music ⓘ |
| hasSlowMovement | Larghetto in A-flat major ⓘ |
| hasTempoMarkingFirstMovement | Maestoso ⓘ |
| hasTempoMarkingSecondMovement | Larghetto ⓘ |
| hasTempoMarkingThirdMovement | Allegro vivace ⓘ |
| hasTonality | minor ⓘ |
| influencedBy | bel canto opera ⓘ |
| key | F minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Maestoso
ⓘ
II. Larghetto ⓘ III. Allegro vivace ⓘ |
| movementKey | second movement in A-flat major ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
expressive melodies
ⓘ
poetic slow movement ⓘ |
| notableFor | contrast between intimate piano writing and orchestral accompaniment ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| opusPublicationOrder | first published piano concerto by Chopin ⓘ |
| orchestration |
brass
ⓘ
strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| period | early Romantic ⓘ |
| placeInRepertoire | standard Romantic piano concerto repertoire ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1830-03-17 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | Frédéric Chopin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereRoleOfPerformer | piano soloist ⓘ |
| scoredFor | piano and orchestra ⓘ |
| soloInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| style |
lyrical
ⓘ
virtuosic ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | about 30 minutes ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | second piano concerto by Frédéric Chopin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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