Piano Concerto No. 1

The Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15, is a work for piano and orchestra completed by Johannes Brahms in 1858. The composer gave the work's public debut in Hanover, the following year. It was his first-performed orchestral work, and (in its third performance) his first orchestral work performed to audience approval. Form This concerto is written in the traditional three movements and is approximately 40 to 50 minutes long. Instrumentation The piece is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B and A), 2 bassoons, 4 horns (initially 2 in D, 2 in B bass), 2 trumpets (D), timpani (D and A), piano and strings.