Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Evgeny_Kissin
gptkbp:amended_by revised after initial performance
gptkbp:arrangements for various instruments
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
gptkb:Echo_Klassik_Awards
gptkb:Gramophone_Awards
gptkb:International_Classical_Music_Awards
gptkbp:characteristics melodic themes
rich harmonies
dramatic contrasts
virtuosic passages
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact widely performed in concert halls
gptkbp:dedication gptkb:Nadezhda_von_Meck
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:influenced later composers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Liszt
gptkb:Chopin
Russian folk music
European classical traditions
gptkbp:influences gptkb:award
gptkbp:inspiration inspired many pianists
gptkbp:is_featured_in gptkb:television_series
advertisements
film soundtracks
gptkbp:key G major
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:3
Allegro scherzando
Andante non troppo
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:Nikolai_Rubinstein
gptkbp:notable_performance standard repertoire
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Lang_Lang
gptkb:Vladimir_Horowitz
gptkb:Martha_Argerich
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Deutsche_Grammophon
gptkb:Philips_Classics
gptkb:Sony_Classical
gptkb:EMI_Classics
gptkb:Naxos
multiple recordings available
gptkbp:orchestration piano, orchestra
gptkbp:performed_by international competitions
major music festivals
gptkbp:premiere_date 1881
gptkbp:style lyrical and expressive
gptkbp:transcribed_for for wind ensemble
for orchestra
for piano solo
for brass ensemble
for chamber ensembles
gptkbp:year_composed 1880