| Title | Cello Concerto No. 1 | 
| Creators | Camille Saint-Saëns (composer) | 
| Opus | Op.33 | 
| Instrumentation | cello and orchestra | 
| Number of movements | 1 | 
| Keys | A minor | 
| Composed | 1872 | 
| First published | 1873 | 
| Dedication | Auguste Tolbecque | 
| Tempo markings | — | 
| Metronome markings | — | 
| Time signatures | — | 
| Average duration (sec) | 900 | 
| Number of measures | — | 
| Composition types | Concertos | 
| Period | Romantic | 
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| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger | 
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | cello and strings | John Webber | 
| view | Complete | cello and piano | — | 
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1872 | Complete Score · view | 
| view | Complete | — | Durand | 1874 | Complete Score · view | 
| view | Complete | — | Durand | 1874 | Complete Score · view | 
| view | Complete | — | Durand | 1874 | Complete Score · view | 
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Cello solo (Version A, Urtext) · view | 
| view | Complete | parts | Durand | 1874 | Flute 1/2 · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (A) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Trumpet 1/2 (F) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view | 
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Clarinet 1/2 (A) · view | 
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Clarinet 1, 2 (B) (alternate for Clarinets (A)) · view | 
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Trumpet 1 (B) · view Trumpet 2 (B) · view Sibelius file (trumpet parts) · view | 
| view | Complete | parts | Fiona Felamìn | 2019 | Basses · view | 
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and strings | — | — | Complete Score and Parts (12 x 18 booklets) · view | 
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano | Durand | 1873 | Complete Score and Cello Part · view | 
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files | 
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra) | Mstislav Rostropovich (performer) and Malcolm Sargent (conductor) | Complete Performance · file | 
| view | Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich (orchestra) | Paul Tortelier (performer) and Walter Goehr (conductor) | Complete Performance · file | 
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