Violin Concerto No. 2 "Metamorphosen"

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Violin Concerto No. 2 "Metamorphosen" is a late 20th-century concerto for solo violin and orchestra by Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki, noted for its expressive, neo-Romantic style and intricate orchestration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
violin concerto ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Penderecki Violin Concerto No. 2 ⓘ
belongsToComposer Krzysztof Penderecki ⓘ
catalogNumber Pendercki’s Violin Concerto No. 2 (no standard opus number) ⓘ
commissionedBy Anne-Sophie Mutter ⓘ
composer Krzysztof Penderecki ⓘ
composerNationality Polish ⓘ
compositionCompletionYear 1995 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Poland ⓘ
dedicatedTo Anne-Sophie Mutter ⓘ
dedicationType written for a specific soloist ⓘ
difficultyLevel highly virtuosic for soloist ⓘ
era contemporary classical music ⓘ
followsWorkType Violin Concerto No. 1 by Krzysztof Penderecki ⓘ
genre concerto ⓘ
harmonicLanguage post-tonal with strong tonal centers ⓘ
instrumentationDetail brass ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
solo violin ⓘ
strings ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
languageOfWork none (instrumental) ⓘ
movementStructure single-movement form ⓘ
notableFeature extended lyrical violin writing ⓘ
large symphony orchestra accompaniment ⓘ
virtuosic solo part ⓘ
orchestrationCharacteristic intricate orchestration ⓘ
performanceContext concert hall ⓘ
period late 20th century ⓘ
placeInOeuvre represents Penderecki’s late neo-Romantic phase ⓘ
premiereConductor Krzysztof Penderecki ⓘ
premiereLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
premierePerformer Anne-Sophie Mutter ⓘ
premiereYear 1995 ⓘ
publisher Schott Music ⓘ
recordedBy Anne-Sophie Mutter ⓘ
various European orchestras ⓘ
scoredFor solo violin and orchestra ⓘ
soloInstrument violin ⓘ
structuralCharacteristic continuous transformation of thematic material ⓘ
style expressive ⓘ
neo-Romantic ⓘ
subtitle Metamorphosen ⓘ
targetEnsemble professional symphony orchestra ⓘ
titleMotivation reference to musical metamorphosis ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 35–40 minutes ⓘ

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Krzysztof Penderecki → notableWork → Violin Concerto No. 2 "Metamorphosen" ⓘ
Violin Concerto No. 1 → relatedWorkByComposer → Violin Concerto No. 2 "Metamorphosen" ⓘ
Violin Concerto No. 2 "Metamorphosen" → alsoKnownAs → Penderecki Violin Concerto No. 2 ⓘ
linked to: Violin Concerto No. 2 "Metamorphosen"