iano ▁Son ata ▁No . ▁ 1 , ▁Op . ▁ 2 2 , ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁Serge ▁and ▁Natal ie ▁K ous se v itz ky . ▁ ▁Com position ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁The ▁con cer to ▁has ▁a ▁duration ▁of ▁roughly ▁ 2 5 ▁minutes ▁and ▁is ▁composed ▁in ▁four ▁movements : ▁C aden za ▁e ▁vari anti ▁Sch er zo ▁all uc in ante ▁Ad ag iss imo ▁T occ ata ▁concert ata ▁ ▁Inst rument ation ▁The ▁work ▁is ▁scored ▁for ▁a ▁solo ▁piano ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁or chestra ▁consisting ▁of ▁two ▁fl utes , ▁pic colo , ▁two ▁ob o es , ▁cor ▁anglais , ▁two ▁clar in ets , ▁E - flat ▁clar inet , ▁bass ▁clar inet , ▁two ▁b asso ons , ▁cont rab ass oon , ▁four ▁horn s , ▁three ▁tr ump ets , ▁three ▁trom b ones , ▁t uba , ▁timp ani , ▁five ▁per cussion ists , ▁har p , ▁cel esta , ▁and ▁strings . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Review ing ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁performance ▁by ▁the ▁pian ist ▁Ser gio ▁T iem po ▁and ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Phil harm onic , ▁Mark ▁Sw ed ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁called ▁the ▁con cer to ▁" a ▁work ▁of ▁brut al ist , ▁mag ical ▁real ism " ▁and ▁wrote , ▁" There ▁are ▁atmos pher ic ▁and ▁per cuss ive ▁moments ▁when ▁the