Cello Concerto

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Cello Concerto is a 1956 concerto for cello and orchestra by English composer William Walton, admired for its lyrical intensity and rich orchestration.

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Walton Cello Concerto 2
Cello Concerto canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cello concerto
concerto
alsoKnownAs Walton Cello Concerto
linked to: Cello Concerto
catalogueNumber Walton Cello Concerto
linked to: Cello Concerto
commissionedBy Boston Symphony Orchestra
completionDate 1956
composer William Walton
composerNationality English
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dedicatedTo Gregor Piatigorsky
genre classical music
hasKey A minor
hasMovement first movement
second movement
third movement
hasOrchestralAccompaniment yes
hasSoloInstrument cello
languageOfWork instrumental
notableCharacteristic lyrical intensity
rich orchestration
orchestration large orchestra
period 20th-century classical music
placeOfPremiere Boston
premiereConductor Charles Munch
premiereCountry United States
premiereEnsemble Boston Symphony Orchestra
premierePerformer Gregor Piatigorsky
premiereYear 1957
publisher Oxford University Press
scoredFor cello
orchestra
structure three movements
style neo-Romantic
titleLanguage English
typicalDuration about 30 minutes
yearOfComposition 1956

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William Walton notableWork Cello Concerto
Cello Concerto catalogueNumber Walton Cello Concerto
linked to: Cello Concerto
Cello Concerto alsoKnownAs Walton Cello Concerto
linked to: Cello Concerto