Piano Concerto No.1, Op.23 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

		Movements/Sections A 3 movements: Andante non troppo e molto maestoso—Allegro con spirito (D♭ major–B♭ major, 865 bars) Andantino semplice—Allegro vivace assai (D♭ major, 170 bars) Allegro con fuoco (B♭ major, 313 bars) B 3 movements: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso—Allegro con spirito (D♭ major–B♭ major, 865 bars) Andantino semplice—Allegro vivace assai (D♭ major, 170 bars) Allegro con fuoco (B♭ major, 313 bars) C 3 movements: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso—Allegro con spirito (D♭ major–B♭ major, 865 bars) Andantino semplice—Prestissimo (D♭ major, 170 bars) Allegro con fuoco (B♭ major, 301 bars) Composition Year A 1874–75 ; B 1876–79 ; C 1888-90? (standard version) Genre Categories Concertos; For piano, orchestra; Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring the orchestra; For orchestra with soloists; For 2 pianos (arr); For 2 players

Scores

• Full Scores (6)
• Parts (13)
• Arrangements and Transcriptons (5)

Full Scores

Versions A and B

 Complete score
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Carolus (15 July 2009)

 I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso [part 1]
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Feldmahler (6 March 2006)

 I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso [part 2]
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Feldmahler (6 March 2006)

 II. Andantino semplice
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Feldmahler (6 March 2006)

 III. Allegro con fuoco
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Feldmahler (6 March 2006)

Editor:

Aleksandr Goldenweiser (1875–1961)

Publisher Info.:

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.28 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1955. Plate M. 24321 Г.

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1965).

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

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Original publisher info, plate numbers and footnotes omitted in reprint
This is not the version of the concerto usually played today, and represents the text of version A with altered passages from version B shown as ossia or in footnotes.

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Version C

 Complete Score
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Caprotti (14 June 2011)

Editor:

First edition

Publisher Info.:

Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(after 1890). Plate 2590

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Parts

Version C

 Flute 1, 2
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Ottaviano (8 October 2009)

 Oboe 1, 2
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Ottaviano (8 October 2009)

 Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭)
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 Bassoon 1, 2
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Ottaviano (8 October 2009)

 Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F)
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 Trumpet 1, 2 (F)
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 Trombone 1, 2, 3 (tenor, bass clefs)
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Ottaviano (8 October 2009)

 Timpani
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Ottaviano (8 October 2009)

 Violins I
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Ottaviano (8 October 2009)

 Violins II
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 Violas
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Ottaviano (8 October 2009)

 Cellos
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Generoso (18 January 2009)

 Basses
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Ottaviano (8 October 2009)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1915). Plate Orch.B. 4960.

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).

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Arrangements and Transcriptons

Version C

For 2 Pianos, 4 hands (Tchaikovsky)

 I. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso
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Grandpianist (6 March 2006)

 II. Andantino semplice
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 III. Allegro con fuoco
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Grandpianist (6 March 2006)

Arranger:

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

Editor:

Rafael Joseffy (1852-1915)

Publisher Info.:

Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, Vol.1045.
New York: G. Schirmer, 1905. Plate 17447.

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Public Domain [tag all]

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 Complete Score
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Morel (24 October 2011)

 Color cover
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Morel (24 October 2011)

Editor:

Robert Teichmüller (1863-1939)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig : C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 10327.

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General Information

Work Title	Piano Concerto No.1, Op.23
Alternative Title

Composer	Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.23 ; TH 55 ; ČW 53
Key	B♭ minor
Movements/Sections	A 3 movements: Andante non troppo e molto maestoso—Allegro con spirito (D♭ major–B♭ major, 865 bars) Andantino semplice—Allegro vivace assai (D♭ major, 170 bars) Allegro con fuoco (B♭ major, 313 bars) B 3 movements: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso—Allegro con spirito (D♭ major–B♭ major, 865 bars) Andantino semplice—Allegro vivace assai (D♭ major, 170 bars) Allegro con fuoco (B♭ major, 313 bars) C 3 movements: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso—Allegro con spirito (D♭ major–B♭ major, 865 bars) Andantino semplice—Prestissimo (D♭ major, 170 bars) Allegro con fuoco (B♭ major, 301 bars)
Year/Date of Composition	A 1874–75 ; B 1876–79 ; C 1888-90? (standard version)
First Performance	A 1875-10-25 — Boston, Music Hall: Hans von Bülow (piano), Benjamin Johnson Lang (conductor) B 1884-11-29 — St. Petersburg, Russian Musical Society: Natalya Kalinovskaia-Chikhacheva (piano), Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (conductor) C 1888-01-20 — Hamburg, Philharmonic Society: Vasily Sapelnikov (piano), Pyotr Tchaikovsky (conductor)
First Publication	A 1875 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Arrangement for 2 pianos. A 1875 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Parts. B 1879 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Full score, 154 pages. Plate 2590. B 1880 — Hamburg: D. Rahter. Arrangement for 2 pianos. C 1890? — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Full score, 154 pages. Plate 2590. C 1890? — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Parts. C 1890? — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Arrangement for 2 pianos. A 1955 — Moscow: Muzgiz, 1955. Full score (in vol.28 of Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works). Plate M. 24321 Г.
Dedication	Hans von Bülow
Average Duration	34 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Solo: piano Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B♭), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (F), 2 trumpets (F), 3 trombones + timpani + strings
External Links	Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia article
Extra Information	Version B incorporates changes made to the piano part only, while the standard version C includes a cut in the finale (see also the discussion page). All three versions were also arranged for 2 pianos by Tchaikovsky.