Cello Concerto No. 2 (Villa-Lobos)

The Cello Concerto No. 2, W516, was composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos in Rio de Janeiro in 1953. It was commissioned by the cellist Aldo Parisot, to whom the score is dedicated. A reduction for cello and piano was published in Paris by Max Eschig.^[1]

The concerto was first performed by Aldo Parisot with the New York Philharmonic (Walter Hendl conducting) on February 5, 1955.^[2]

The orchestra calls for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, cor anglais, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (tam-tam, side drum, tambourine, suspended cymbal), celesta, harp, and strings. The work is in four movements:

Allegro non troppo
Molto andante cantabile
Scherzo: Vivace – Cadenza
Allegro energico

Works cited

Villa-Lobos, sua obra. 2009. Version 1.0. MinC / IBRAM, and the Museu Villa-Lobos. Based on the third edition, 1989.

External links

Cello Concerto #2.

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