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Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 / B. 191

189545 min

This guide follows Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 / B. 191 (1895) in three parts: Allegro (sonata form), Adagio ma non troppo and Finale. Allegro moderato.

Recording: Jacqueline du Pré (cello), London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (1968)

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  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III.
ISonata form0:13–15:29

, in B minor. The orchestra opens softly with the and a horn introduces the lyrical . The cello enters with the , and its follows. The has a central in A-flat minor, where the cello's tune is set against a flute . After the lead-in the . The ends with a loud of the opening .

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II 17:10–28:35
III. 29:18–45:16

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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The concerto, 1721 to 1959

Soloist and orchestra across two and a half centuries, from Bach's harpsichord to Rostropovich's cello.

Bach → Vivaldi → Mozart → Beethoven → Mendelssohn → Tchaikovsky → Dvořák → Rachmaninoff → Ravel → Shostakovich

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Antonín DvořákConcertosRomantic periodB minorSonata form

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