II. Allegro appassionato
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"II. Allegro appassionato" is the fiery, dramatic second movement of Johannes Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83, known for its passionate intensity and virtuosic piano writing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concerto movement
ⓘ
musical work ⓘ |
| associatedNationalityOfComposer | German ⓘ |
| belongsToCatalogue | Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedAsPartOf | Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johannes Brahms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1881 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1878 ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
I. Allegro non troppo
ⓘ
III. Andante ⓘ IV. Allegretto grazioso ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| features |
dramatic character
ⓘ
fiery intensity ⓘ passionate expression ⓘ virtuosic piano writing ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic concerto movement ⓘ |
| hasAccompanyingEnsemble | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| hasMainSoloInstrument | piano GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasTonality | minor mode ⓘ |
| instrumentation | piano and orchestra ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
demanding piano technique
ⓘ
dense orchestral writing ⓘ intense thematic development ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 83 ⓘ |
| parentWorkCatalogueNumber | Op. 83 ⓘ |
| parentWorkComposer | Johannes Brahms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentWorkForm | piano concerto ⓘ |
| parentWorkKey | B-flat major ⓘ |
| partOf | Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereWorkCity | Budapest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereWorkConductor | Alexander Erkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereWorkOrchestra | Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereWorkSoloist | Johannes Brahms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereWorkYear | 1881 ⓘ |
| style | Brahmsian symphonic concerto style ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Allegro appassionato ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Fast and passionate ⓘ |
| typicalDurationRange | 8–10 minutes ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceRole | central dramatic movement of the concerto ⓘ |
| workStructureRole | scherzo-like movement ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
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