Shostakovich: Piano Concertos
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:musical_composition
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| gptkbp:characteristics |
lyrical melodies
virtuosic passages humorous elements |
| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
considered masterpieces
generally well-received |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
significant in 20th-century music
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
part of the standard piano repertoire
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| gptkbp:dedication |
dedicated to the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
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| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 15 minutes for the second concerto
approximately 20 minutes for the first concerto |
| gptkbp:first_performance |
1933
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| gptkbp:genre |
classical music
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
reflects the struggles of the time
written during Stalin's regime |
| gptkbp:influenced_artists |
influenced later composers
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| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:jazz
Russian music |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
personal experiences
political climate of the time |
| gptkbp:legacy |
performed by major orchestras worldwide
studied in music schools analyzed in musicology remains popular in the classical music canon |
| gptkbp:notable_awards |
awarded various accolades
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| gptkbp:notable_performers |
gptkb:Martha_Argerich
gptkb:Evgeny_Kissin |
| gptkbp:notable_recordings |
recorded by Vladimir Ashkenazy
recorded by Leonard Bernstein recorded by Daniel Barenboim recorded by Simon Trpčeski recorded by André Previn |
| gptkbp:orchestration |
piano and orchestra
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| gptkbp:performance |
often played in competitions
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| gptkbp:performance_tradition |
frequently performed in concert halls
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| gptkbp:performers |
gptkb:Piano_Concerto_No._1_in_C_minor,_Op._35
gptkb:Piano_Concerto_No._2_in_F_major,_Op._102 2 |
| gptkbp:premiere_location |
gptkb:Leningrad
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| gptkbp:recordings |
widely recorded
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| gptkbp:style |
gptkb:neoclassicism
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| gptkbp:theme |
explores themes of conflict
explores themes of resilience explores themes of irony |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Garrick_Ohlsson
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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