Cello Concerto, Op. 22

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Cello Concerto, Op. 22 is a 1945 concerto for cello and orchestra by American composer Samuel Barber, known for its lyrical intensity and virtuosic demands.

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instanceOf cello concerto ⓘ
concerto ⓘ
awarded Pulitzer Prize for Music ⓘ
awardYear 1947 ⓘ
catalogueNumber Barber Op. 22 ⓘ
characteristic lyrical intensity ⓘ
virtuosic demands ⓘ
commissionedBy Koussevitzky Music Foundation ⓘ
Serge Koussevitzky ⓘ
composer Samuel Barber ⓘ
composerNationality American ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dedicatedTo Raya Garbousova ⓘ
difficulty virtuosic ⓘ
era modern classical ⓘ
genre 20th-century classical music ⓘ
classical music ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn 20th-century cello repertoire ⓘ
instrumentation cello and orchestra ⓘ
key A minor ⓘ
languageOfWork none (instrumental) ⓘ
movement Allegro moderato ⓘ
Andante sostenuto ⓘ
Molto allegro e appassionato ⓘ
musicalForm concerto ⓘ
notableFeature complex rhythmic writing ⓘ
prominent solo cello writing ⓘ
rich orchestral textures ⓘ
numberOfMovements 3 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 22 ⓘ
orchestration full orchestra ⓘ
performancePractice requires advanced cello technique ⓘ
period 20th century ⓘ
premiereConductor Serge Koussevitzky ⓘ
premiereEnsemble Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
premiereLocation Boston ⓘ
premiereSoloist Raya Garbousova ⓘ
premiereYear 1946 ⓘ
publisher G. Schirmer ⓘ
relatedWorkOfComposer Piano Concerto, Op. 38 ⓘ
Violin Concerto, Op. 14 ⓘ
soloInstrument cello ⓘ
style lyrical ⓘ
subjectOf recordings by leading cellists ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 25 minutes ⓘ
yearComposed 1945 ⓘ

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Samuel Barber → notableWork → Cello Concerto, Op. 22 ⓘ