Cello Concerto No. 2
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Cello Concerto No. 2 is a late, introspective concerto for cello and orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovich, noted for its dark lyricism, complex structure, and prominent use in the modern cello repertoire.
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| Cello Concerto No. 2 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Cello Concerto No. 2 Context triple: [Dmitri Shostakovich, notableWork, Cello Concerto No. 2]
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Cello Concerto, Op. 22
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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Cello Concerto No. 1
Cello Concerto No. 1 is a landmark 20th-century concerto for cello and orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovich, renowned for its intense emotional power, driving rhythms, and prominent solo cadenza.
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C.
Cello Concerto
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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D.
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
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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E.
Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482
The Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482 is a prominent 18th-century concerto by Luigi Boccherini, celebrated for its lyrical melodies and virtuosic writing for the solo cello.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Cello Concerto No. 2 Target entity description: Cello Concerto No. 2 is a late, introspective concerto for cello and orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovich, noted for its dark lyricism, complex structure, and prominent use in the modern cello repertoire.
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A.
Cello Concerto, Op. 22
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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B.
Cello Concerto No. 1
Cello Concerto No. 1 is a landmark 20th-century concerto for cello and orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovich, renowned for its intense emotional power, driving rhythms, and prominent solo cadenza.
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C.
Cello Concerto
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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D.
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
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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E.
Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482
The Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482 is a prominent 18th-century concerto by Luigi Boccherini, celebrated for its lyrical melodies and virtuosic writing for the solo cello.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cello concerto
ⓘ
concerto ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 126 ⓘ |
| character |
dark lyricism
ⓘ
introspective ⓘ |
| composer | Dmitri Shostakovich ⓘ |
| composerNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Mstislav Rostropovich ⓘ |
| difficulty | virtuosic cello part ⓘ |
| firstConductor | Yevgeny Svetlanov ⓘ |
| firstOrchestra | USSR State Symphony Orchestra ⓘ |
| firstPerformer | Mstislav Rostropovich ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasTheme | motivic transformation ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late Soviet period ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Shostakovich late symphonic style ⓘ |
| key | G major ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movement |
first movement
ⓘ
second movement ⓘ third movement ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex structure
ⓘ
prominent use in modern cello repertoire ⓘ |
| orchestration |
brass
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ solo cello ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| partOf | Shostakovich cello concertos ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | second cello concerto by Shostakovich ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Moscow ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1966-09-25 ⓘ |
| premiereOccasion | Dmitri Shostakovich 60th birthday celebrations ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | Moscow Conservatory ⓘ |
| publisher | Soviet state music publishers ⓘ |
| reception | highly regarded in cello repertoire ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Cello Concerto No. 1 (Shostakovich)
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linked to:
Cello Concerto No. 1
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| scoredFor | cello and orchestra ⓘ |
| structure | three movements ⓘ |
| style |
late Shostakovich
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modernist ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 35 minutes ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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