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Cello Concerto No. 2 (Saint-Saëns)

Composition by Camille Saint-Saëns From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 119, is written in two movements, like his Fourth Piano Concerto. It was composed in 1902 and is dedicated to the Dutch cellist, Joseph Hollman, who gave the first performance on February 5, 1905 in Paris.[1][2] The concerto has been praised for its thematic material within its two movements, though it remains less popular than the composer's Cello Concerto No. 1.[3]

Camille Saint-Saëns in 1900 by Pierre Petit

Music

The two movements are:

  1. Allegro moderato e maestoso – Andante sostenuto
  2. Allegro non troppo – Cadenza – Molto allegro

The first part of the first movement is in ternary form. The second part is a prayer, in E♭ major, also in ternary form. The first movement ends with a scale in artificial harmonics, like the scale in the First Cello Concerto. The second movement is a moto perpetuo in G minor. It ends abruptly in a cadenza, followed by a major-key recapitulation of the first movement, and a coda.

Along with the solo cello, the concerto is scored for an orchestra consisting of 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani and strings.

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