Violin Concerto No. 2 "I Profeti", Op. 66
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Violin Concerto No. 2 "I Profeti", Op. 66 is a mid-20th-century concerto for violin and orchestra by Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, notable for its lyrical style and programmatic inspiration from biblical prophets.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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violin concerto ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 66 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogueEntryOf | Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco works catalogue ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Jascha Heifetz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| compositionEra | modern era ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Jascha Heifetz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicationNote | written for Jascha Heifetz ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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concerto ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueNumber | Op. 66 ⓘ |
| hasEnsemble | orchestra ⓘ |
| hasProgrammaticContent | yes ⓘ |
| hasSoloInstrument | violin ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | biblical prophets ⓘ |
| key | G minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| movement |
Allegro
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Allegro molto ⓘ Andante ⓘ |
| movementCount | 3 ⓘ |
| nationalityOfComposer | Italian ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
integration of Jewish musical elements
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rich orchestration ⓘ virtuosic solo violin writing ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 66 ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Willem Mengelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereOrchestra | Concertgebouw Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | Jascha Heifetz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programmaticSource | Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | G. Schirmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor | violin and orchestra ⓘ |
| style | lyrical ⓘ |
| subtitle | I Profeti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thematicMaterial | Jewish liturgical motifs ⓘ |
| workOf | Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTitle | Violin Concerto No. 2 "I Profeti" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1933 ⓘ |
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