Download or read book Piano concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 written by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Possibly the 20th century's most performed and recorded piano concerto, this immensely popular work ranks among the first of Tchaikovsky's important compositions. This spirited full score made its public debut in Boston in 1875 — in 1891, with the composer conducting, it was the first concerto ever heard in Carnegie Hall.