Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

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The Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 is Antonín Dvořák’s celebrated late-Romantic concerto for cello and orchestra, renowned for its lyrical themes, rich orchestration, and status as a cornerstone of the cello repertoire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cello concerto ⓘ
concerto ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Dvořák Cello Concerto ⓘ
Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor ⓘ
catalogueNumber B. 191 ⓘ
composer Antonín Dvořák ⓘ
compositionPeriod 1894–1895 ⓘ
compositionYearCompleted 1895 ⓘ
containsQuotationOf song “Lasst mich allein” (Leave Me Alone), Op. 82 No. 1 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Czech lands ⓘ
dedicatedTo Hanuš Wihan ⓘ
genre late-Romantic music ⓘ
influencedBy Dvořák’s experience in the United States ⓘ
key B minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle Czech ⓘ
movement Adagio ma non troppo ⓘ
Allegro ⓘ
Finale: Allegro moderato ⓘ
notableCharacteristic cyclical thematic recall ⓘ
lyrical themes ⓘ
prominent role for solo cello throughout ⓘ
numberOfMovements 3 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 104 ⓘ
orchestration brass ⓘ
solo cello ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
orchestrationFeature rich orchestration ⓘ
originalTitle Koncert pro violoncello a orchestr h moll, op. 104 ⓘ
period Romantic ⓘ
placeOfComposition New York City ⓘ
premiereConductor Antonín Dvořák ⓘ
premiereDate 19 March 1896 ⓘ
premiereLocation Queen’s Hall, London ⓘ
premiereSoloist Leo Stern ⓘ
publisher Simrock ⓘ
relatedTo Josefina Kaunitzová (Dvořák’s sister-in-law) ⓘ
scoredFor cello and orchestra ⓘ
statusInComposerOutput one of Dvořák’s most celebrated works ⓘ
statusInGenre one of the most important cello concertos ⓘ
statusInRepertoire cornerstone of the cello repertoire ⓘ
structure three-movement concerto form ⓘ
tempoMarkingFirstMovement Allegro ⓘ
tempoMarkingSecondMovement Adagio ma non troppo ⓘ
tempoMarkingThirdMovement Allegro moderato ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration about 40 minutes ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput last solo concerto by Dvořák ⓘ

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Antonín Dvořák → notableWork → Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 ⓘ
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 → originalTitle → Koncert pro violoncello a orchestr h moll, op. 104 ⓘ
linked to: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 → alsoKnownAs → Dvořák Cello Concerto ⓘ
linked to: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 → alsoKnownAs → Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor ⓘ
linked to: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
Antonín Dvořák → notableWork → Cello Concerto in B minor ⓘ
subject linked to: Anna Čermáková
linked to: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104