Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor

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Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor is a Romantic-era concerto by Frédéric Chopin, celebrated for its lyrical, virtuosic piano writing and expressive orchestral accompaniment.

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instanceOf piano concerto
alsoKnownAs Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1
catalogCode Op. 11
composer Frédéric Chopin
countryOfOrigin Poland
dateOfComposition 1830
dedicatedTo Friedrich Kalkbrenner
firstPublicationYear 1833
firstPublisher Maurice Schlesinger
genre Romantic music
historicalContext composed shortly before Chopin left Poland
influencedBy bel canto opera style
instrumentation orchestra
solo piano
key E minor
languageOfWork N/A (instrumental)
mainThemeCharacter dramatic and lyrical
movement I. Allegro maestoso
II. Romance: Larghetto
III. Rondo: Vivace
notableFeature expressive orchestral accompaniment
prominent cantabile piano writing
numberOfMovements 3
opusNumber Op. 11
orchestration brass
strings
timpani
woodwinds
period Romantic era
placeOfFirstPublication Paris
precededBy Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
premiereConductor Carlo Kurpiński
premiereCountry Congress Poland
premiereDate 11 October 1830
premiereLocation Warsaw
premiereSoloist Frédéric Chopin
relativePopularity one of Chopin’s most frequently performed orchestral works
secondMovementCharacter nocturne-like
structure three-movement concerto
style lyrical
virtuosic
thirdMovementCharacter dance-like and brilliant
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 40 minutes
workNumberInComposerOutput first published piano concerto
yearOfCompositionEnd 1830
yearOfCompositionStart 1830

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Frédéric Chopin notableWork Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor