Cello_Concerto_No._1_(Villa-Lobos)
The Cello Concerto No. 1 ("Grande Concerto No. 1"), Op. 50, was composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos in 1915 according to the manuscript, though the printed score of the piano reduction gives 1913. It is the composer's first large-scale work, and shows the unmistakable influence of Tchaikovsky.[1]
The first performance was at the Teatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro), May 10, 1919 with soloist Newton Pádua and the composer conducting. A performance lasts about twenty minutes.[2]