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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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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Frédéric Chopin notableWork Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor