Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in E-flat major.

Composed: 1959.

First performance: 04 October 1959 Leningrad. Great Hall of the Philharmonia. Conductor Y. Mravinsky. Soloist M.... Read more

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in E-flat major.

Composed: 1959.

First performance: 04 October 1959 Leningrad. Great Hall of the Philharmonia. Conductor Y. Mravinsky. Soloist M. Rostropovich. Premiere in Moscow. October 9, 1959. Great Hall of the Conservatoire. Conductor A. Gauk.

Dedication: “To Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich”.

1. Allegretto

2. Moderato

3. Cadenza – attacca

4. Allegro con moto

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