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The concerto was composed in 1954 in Rio de Janeiro. It was commissioned by Felicja Blumental, to whom the score is dedicated, and who gave the first performance at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 8 May 1955, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jean Martinon.
The concerto has four movements:
1. Allegro non troppo
2. Poco adagio
3. Allegretto scherzando – Cadenza
4. Allegretto