Cello Concerto in E minor

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:arrangements arranged for various ensembles
gptkbp:characteristics introspective and melancholic
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Edward_Elgar
gptkbp:critical_reception widely praised by critics
gptkbp:cultural_impact considered one of the greatest cello concertos
gptkbp:cultural_significance British classical music
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of the fallen of the Great War
to the memory of the fallen soldiers
gptkbp:duration approximately 25 minutes
gptkbp:featured_in numerous film soundtracks
gptkbp:first_performance performed by cellist Felix Salmond
gptkbp:form gptkb:Concerto_for_Orchestra
gptkbp:historical_context written after World War I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cello Concerto in E minor
gptkbp:influence post-World War I music
gptkbp:influenced many contemporary composers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Dvořák
gptkb:Brahms
gptkb:German_Romanticism
English folk music
gptkbp:influences Romantic music
gptkbp:inspiration post-war sentiment
gptkbp:instrumentation solo cello and orchestra
gptkbp:key E minor
gptkbp:movement four
gptkbp:music_style gptkb:Concerto_for_Orchestra
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:André_Previn
gptkb:Daniel_Barenboim
gptkb:Sir_Simon_Rattle
gptkbp:notable_features emotional depth
dramatic contrasts
rich orchestral textures
lyrical cello lines
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Yo-Yo_Ma
gptkb:Steven_Isserlis
gptkb:Jacqueline_du_Pré
gptkbp:notable_recordings Jacqueline du Pré's recording is iconic
gptkbp:number_of_movements four
gptkbp:orchestration solo cello and orchestra
gptkbp:part_of standard cello repertoire
gptkbp:performed_at major concert halls worldwide
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:Royal_Liverpool_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:Berlin_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
orchestras globally
gptkbp:performed_in music festivals
gptkbp:premiere October 27, 1919
gptkbp:premiere_date October 27, 1919
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:Queen's_Hall,_London
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Novello_&_Co.
gptkbp:recordings gptkb:1965
1930s
multiple acclaimed recordings exist
gptkbp:second_movement gptkb:Lento
Adagio -Moderato
Allegro -Moderato
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Edward_Elgar
often regarded as Elgar's last major work
gptkbp:style lyrical and expressive
romantic
gptkbp:theme explores themes of loss and nostalgia
gptkbp:transcribed_for transcribed for piano
gptkbp:year_composed 1919
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mischa_Maisky
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4