Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto

Adagio sostenuto – Più animato – Tempo I: C minor → E major The piano soloist is Hélène Grimaud. The second movement opens with a series of slow chords in the strings which modulate from the C minor of the previous movement to the E major of this movement. The piano enters, playing a simple arpeggiated figure. The main theme is initially introduced by the flute, before being developed by an extensive clarinet solo. The motif is passed between the piano and other soloists before the music accelerates to a short climax centred on the piano. The original theme is repeated, and the music appears to die away, finishing with just the soloist in E major. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.