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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Camille Saint-Saëns notableWork Piano Concerto No. 2