Cello Concerto No. 2 (Villa-Lobos)

Cello Concerto
No. 2
by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Villa-Lobos, c. 1922
CatalogueW516
Composed1953
DedicationAldo Parisot
Performed5 February 1955 (1955-02-05)
Movements4

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 Parisot with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Walter Hendl on 5 February 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:

  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Molto andante cantabile
  3. Scherzo: Vivace – Cadenza
  4. Allegro energico

References

Works cited

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