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Piano concerto #4

Appleby Catalogue W number: 
W505

Commissioned by Bernardo Segall.

  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Andante con moto
  3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
  4. Allegro moderato
Year Composed: 

1952

Category: 
Concertos
Instrumentation: 

Piano & orchestra

Scores: 

Villa-Lobos, Heitor. 1979. Concerto no. 4 pour piano & orchestra. Paris: Eschig.

The autograph scores (156 pp. & 74 pp.) are in the Museu Villa-Lobos.

Recordings: 
Performances: 

Premiere performance: Jan. 9, 1953, Segal, Pittsburgh SO, VL conducting.

None of the piano concertos is very popular in live performance.  As of Sept. 2008, there are only single performances of #2 and #3 in the Villa-Lobos Concerts database.