- Kabalevsky composed this piece in 1948-9.1
- This is one of several concertos Kabalevsky composed for student musicians.2
- The concerto is dedicated to Russian cellist and member of the Oistrakh Trio, Svyatoslav Knushevitsky.3
Sources
- Dina Grigor′yevna Daragan, “Kabalevsky, Dmitry Borisovich,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 30, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000014573.
- Liner notes to Kabalevsky: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Spring, Op. 65, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Rudin, Igor Golovschin, Naxos 8.553788, CD, 1997.
- Ibid.
Cut IDs
45568