Cello Concerto No. 2
E887957
Cello Concerto No. 2 is a late Romantic concerto for cello and orchestra by Camille Saint-Saëns, known for its virtuosic demands and dramatic, lyrical character.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cello concerto
ⓘ
concerto ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 119 ⓘ |
| composer | Camille Saint-Saëns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionForm | concerto ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Jules Loeb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| difficulty | advanced ⓘ |
| genre | late Romantic music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ solo cello ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
first movement of Cello Concerto No. 2
ⓘ
second movement of Cello Concerto No. 2 ⓘ third movement of Cello Concerto No. 2 ⓘ |
| hasRights | public domain in many countries ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
orchestral work
ⓘ
solo concerto ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyRecorded | true ⓘ |
| isWrittenFor | professional cellists ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| musicalPeriod | Romantic ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contrasting dramatic and lyrical sections
ⓘ
extended solo passages for cello ⓘ high technical demands for the soloist ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | 119 ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | second cello concerto by Camille Saint-Saëns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | Jules Loeb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeToOtherWork | follows Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 GENERATED ⓘ |
| scoredFor | cello and orchestra ⓘ |
| soloInstrument | cello ⓘ |
| style |
dramatic
ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ virtuosic ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
concert hall
ⓘ
orchestral concert ⓘ |
| workSeries | concertos by Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
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