Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
This guide follows Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 (1913) in four parts: Andantino, Scherzo: Vivace, Intermezzo: Allegro moderato and Finale: Allegro tempestoso.
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Follow all 15 sections as they play
- I
- II:
- III:
- IV:
I0:39–11:40
The opens quietly, with a short staccato figure in the strings and clarinet before the piano enters with a long, story-telling in G minor. The contrasting idea (B) arrives next and sounds almost grotesque. Then the opening material as a huge (A′) that carries the whole on the piano alone, until the orchestra crashes back with a monstrous . The then ends quietly, in G minor.
- A
- B
II: 11:52–14:05
III: 14:18–20:40
IV: 20:51–31:32
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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