Violin Concerto No.2, Op.129 (Shostakovich, Dmitry)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements
Composition Year 1967 (spring)
Genre Categories Concertos; For violin, orchestra; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the orchestra; For orchestra with soloists
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General Information

Work Title Violin Concerto No.2
Alternative. Title
Composer Shostakovich, Dmitry
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.129
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Key C-sharp minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
  1. Moderato
  2. Adagio
  3. Adagio — Allegro
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1967 (spring)
First Performance. 1967/09/13 in Bolshevo

1967/09/26 in Moscow - "official premierer", both performances with:

David Oistrakh (violin), Moscow Philharmonic, Kirill Kondrashin (conductor)
First Publication. 1970
Dedication David Oistrakh (1908–1974)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation violin, orchestra
InstrDetail
piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon,
4 horns, timpani, tom-tom drum, strings
External Links Wikipedia article
DSCH
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