He was dying of leukemia and he knew it, and he dedicated this concerto to his wife, Dita, who was herself a concert pianist.
I u polaganom, drugom pokretu naznačio adagio religioso, pripojio je zvukove ptičjeg pjeva, koje je čuo kroz prozor, u nešto za što je znao da će biti njegovo posljednje proljeće.