Stylistic considerations on Dimitri Shostakovich Second Concerto for Piano and Orchestra - Part 1
Stylistic considerations on Dimitri Shostakovich Second Concerto for Piano and Orchestra - Part 1

Summary/Abstract: Considering certain differences and developments compared to composer Dmitri Shostakovich's first piano concerto, we notice important changes in vision and an unexpected island of light, which define the Second Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, perhaps the composer's most optimistic and moderate in conflict and paroxysmal tension. The construction of the concerto largely follows the established tripartite traditions, but also proposes some surprising elements, metrically and in terms of form, which successfully configure the individualising component. The success of the work in the concert hall is ensured above all by the exceptional beauty of the second movement, framed by two substantial movements, however with less spectacular elements of language than one would expect in the historical context, but also specific to Shostakovich's creation.

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