The gestation period of Brahms's first concerto for piano lasted for over seventeen years. Now, of course, an integral and permanent part of the repertoire, it surprisingly did not find initial favour with music critics of the time.

This new edition by Paul Badura-Skoda is based on a previous edition by Johannes Gerdes and has been revised on the basis of additional source material. Contains an idiomatic piano reduction of the orchestral accompaniment for secondo pianist (two copies required for performance).