Piano Concerto No. 2

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Piano Concerto No. 2 is a celebrated Romantic-era concerto by Camille Saint-Saëns, renowned for its virtuosic piano writing, dramatic contrasts, and lyrical beauty.

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instanceOf Romantic-era composition ⓘ
piano concerto ⓘ
approximateDuration about 30 minutes ⓘ
associatedComposer Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 22 ⓘ
closingCharacteristic brilliant virtuosic finale ⓘ
composer Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dateOfComposition 1868 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Anton Rubinstein ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
followedBy Piano Concerto No. 3 ⓘ
genre concerto ⓘ
hasSection cadenza-like passages for piano ⓘ
hasTonality minor key ⓘ
instrumentation orchestra ⓘ
solo piano ⓘ
isPopularInRepertoire yes ⓘ
key G minor ⓘ
languageOfWork none (instrumental) ⓘ
movement I. Andante sostenuto ⓘ
II. Allegro scherzando ⓘ
III. Presto ⓘ
notableFeature dramatic contrasts ⓘ
lyrical themes ⓘ
virtuosic piano writing ⓘ
notableRecordingArtists Arthur Rubinstein ⓘ
Stephen Hough ⓘ
Sviatoslav Richter ⓘ
numberOfMovements 3 ⓘ
openingCharacteristic improvisatory piano solo ⓘ
orchestration brass ⓘ
pairs of woodwinds ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
period Romantic ⓘ
placeOfPremiere Paris ⓘ
positionInComposerOutput second piano concerto by Saint-Saëns ⓘ
precededBy Piano Concerto No. 1 ⓘ
premiereConductor Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ
premierePerformer Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ
premiereVenue Salle Pleyel ⓘ
style concertante ⓘ
title Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext piano concerto competitions ⓘ
symphony concerts ⓘ
workType orchestral work ⓘ
yearOfPremiere 1868 ⓘ

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