It was written in 1927–28 for the harpsichordist Wanda Landowska who said she "adored" playing it as it made her "insouciant and gay!" Landowska was responsible for the composition of several other new pieces of music for the instrument, notably Manuel de Falla's harpsichord concerto and his El retablo de Maese Pedro (at the premiere of which, at the salon of Winnaretta Singer, Poulenc and Landowska met for the first time).
| Date of composition | 1928 (1927-1928) |
| Premiered | 1929, May 3rd (Salle Pleyel) in Paris, France |
| First published | 1929, Rouart, Lerolle & Cie. in Paris, France |
| Type | Concerto |
| Catalogue | FP 49 |
| Approx. duration | 25 minutes |
| Instruments |
Harpsichord
Orchestra |
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