Cello Concerto No 1. Op. 107. Score.

Form:

Concerto for cello and small orchestra in four movements:

1. Allegretto
2. Moderato attacca
3. Cadenza: Moderato—Allegro attacca
4. Allegro con moto

Orchestra:   

Piccolo (= Flute II), Flute, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets (B flat and A), Bassoon, Contrabassoon (= Bassoon II) French Horn
Timpani, Celesta
Strings

Composed:

20 July–1 September 1959, at Komarovo village, Gulf of Finland.

Dedication:

Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich.

Duration:

Approx. 28 min.

This publication is based on the 1985 edition of the score (D.D. Shostakovich, Collected Works, Vol. 16, Muzyka Publishers, Moscow, 1985) collated with the editions of Muzgiz Publishers (1960, 1961) (the author’s manuscript is kept in a private archive and currently unavailable for collation).

If necessary, the piano score of the Concerto (1964, 1975, and 1986 editions) was used.