Cello Concerto No. 1 (Villa-Lobos)
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The Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 50, was composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos
in 1915.
The first performance was at the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro, December 1, 1922 with soloist Newton Padua and the composer conducting.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos was a Brazilian composer, described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Villa-Lobos has become the best-known and most significant Latin American composer to date. He wrote numerous orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works...
in 1915.
The first performance was at the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro, December 1, 1922 with soloist Newton Padua and the composer conducting.