Serenade for String Orchestra, Op.48 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Composition Year 1880
Genre Categories Serenades; For strings; Scores featuring string ensemble; For 4 accordions, bass instrument (arr); Scores featuring the accordion; Scores with open instrumentation; For 5 players; For 7 saxophones (arr); Scores featuring the saxophone; For 7 players; For 2 pianos 8 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano; For 4 players; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players; For piano (arr); For 1 player; For 6 viols (arr); Scores featuring the viol; For 6 players; For violin, piano (arr); Scores featuring the violin; For organ (arr); Scores featuring the organ

Contents

Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#322181 - 34.02MB - 29:44 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3638×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2014/4/17)

Performer Pages A Far Cry (Ensemble)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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 1. Pezzo in forma di sonatina: Andante non troppo - Allegro moderato
#77106 - 16.30MB - 17:48 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 28192×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/8/30)

 2. Valse: Moderato - Tempo di valse
#77107 - 5.99MB - 6:32 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 16596×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/8/30)

 3. Elegie: Larghetto elegiaco
#77108 - 13.88MB - 15:09 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 10729×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/8/30)

 4. Finale (Tema russo): Andante - Allegro con spirito
#77109 - 12.75MB - 13:55 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 11867×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/8/30)

Performer Pages University of Chicago Orchestra (orchestra)
Barbara Schubert (conductor)
Publisher Info. Chicago: University of Chicago Symphony
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Misc. Notes Performed 4 June 2004, Mandel Hall. From archive.org
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#380582 - 13.37MB, 66 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6545×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2015/6/4)

 Complete Score (reprint)
#380583 - 12.96MB, 68 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2733×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2015/6/4)

Editor First edition (later printing)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1881]. Plate 4411.
Reprinted Moscow: Muzgiz, 1926. Plate 6415.
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 Complete Score
#01507 - 4.53MB, 56 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 49787×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2006/9/11)

Publisher. Info. Hamburg: D. Rahter, n.d.[1888]. Plate 2903.
Reprinted Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, No.857, n.d.(ca.1920). Plate E.E. 4648.
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Misc. Notes Reprint plate and edition no. from WorldCat. Impossible to tell which reprint this is as Kalmus (and others) have reprinted also.
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 Complete Score
#544644 - 18.52MB, 56 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 89×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2018/10/7)

Publisher. Info. Hamburg: D. Rahter, n.d.[1888]. Plate 2903.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(ca.1940).
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 Complete Score
#43743 - 1.18MB, 58 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 28417×⇩ - H.Sawano

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Editor H. Sawano
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 Complete Score
#403722 - 0.98MB, 59 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3818×⇩ - QuinnMason

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Editor Quinn Mason
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Parts

 Complete Parts
#380584 - 11.43MB, 62 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1528×⇩ - Carolus

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⇒ 5 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Violins I
#544768 - 2.52MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 164×⇩ - Music Addict

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 Violins II
#544769 - 2.23MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 134×⇩ - Music Addict

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 Violas
#544770 - 2.46MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 134×⇩ - Music Addict

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 Cellos
#544771 - 2.32MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 131×⇩ - Music Addict

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 Basses
#544772 - 1.90MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 119×⇩ - Music Addict

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Music Addict (2018/10/8)

Editor First edition (later issue)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1881]. Plate 4412.
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 Violins I
#361109 - 1.78MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13180×⇩ - Loudlibrarian

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Loudlibrarian (2015/1/15)

⇒ 4 more: Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Violins II
#361110 - 1.54MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7755×⇩ - Loudlibrarian

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 Violas
#361111 - 1.84MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7639×⇩ - Loudlibrarian

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 Cellos
#361112 - 1.53MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7742×⇩ - Loudlibrarian

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 Basses
#361113 - 1.22MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5192×⇩ - Loudlibrarian

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1920). Plate Orch.B.4024.
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Misc. Notes 600dpi scan, cropped
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 Cellos
#26931 - 0.91MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6604×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2009/1/18)

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1920). Plate Orch.B.4024.
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 Violins I
#43744 - 0.37MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 40830×⇩ - H.Sawano

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⇒ 4 more: Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Violins II
#43745 - 0.34MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 22074×⇩ - H.Sawano

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 Violas
#43746 - 0.30MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 21173×⇩ - H.Sawano

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 Cellos
#43747 - 0.31MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 19482×⇩ - H.Sawano

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 Basses
#43748 - 0.22MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 14145×⇩ - H.Sawano

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For 7 Saxophones (Larocque)

 Complete Score (Preview)
#251507 - 1.43MB, 73 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1711×⇩ - Larocque

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Larocque (2012/9/21)

⇒ 4 more: Soprano 1, 2 (doubling on Alto) • Alto • Tenor 1, 2 • Baritone 1, 2

 Soprano 1, 2 (doubling on Alto)
#251508 - 0.89MB, 39 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 669×⇩ - Larocque

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 Alto
#251509 - 0.48MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 512×⇩ - Larocque

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 Tenor 1, 2
#251510 - 0.76MB, 36 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 434×⇩ - Larocque

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 Baritone 1, 2
#251511 - 0.72MB, 36 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 446×⇩ - Larocque

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Larocque (2012/9/21)

Arranger Jacques Larocque
Publisher. Info. Saint-Maurice, QC: Productions du Moliantegok, 2000. Moli 242010
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Misc. Notes Those files are part of Moliantegok Catalogue for saxophone
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For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Langer)

 Piano 1
#76335 - 3.23MB, 56 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1451×⇩ - Bryan P. C. C.

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 Piano 2
#76336 - 2.42MB, 49 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 809×⇩ - Bryan P. C. C.

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 Cover
#76334 - 1.52MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 671×⇩ - Bryan P. C. C.

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Bryan P. C. C. (2010/8/24)

Arranger Eduard Langer (1835-1905)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d. Plate 19448.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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For Piano 4 hands (Tchaikovsky)

 Complete Score
#18696 - 3.90MB, 34 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 3925×⇩ - P.davydov

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P.davydov (2008/7/12)

Editor Irina Iordan (1910-1976)
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works, vol.50B (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzyka, 1965. Plate 1051.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1970).Piano Series No.4058
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Misc. Notes Includes footnotes in Russian (Cyrillic)
Original publication info and plate numbers omitted in reprint
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Pezzo in forma di Sonatina (No.1)

For Piano (Lippold)

 Complete Score
#10347 - 2.55MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5329×⇩ - Jujimufu

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Jujimufu (2007/7/19)

Arranger Max Lippold (d.1934)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(ca.1940). Plate 13880.
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Valse (No.2)

For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra)

 Complete Score
#457709 - 0.11MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 266×⇩ - Pauldebra

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Pauldebra (2017/1/31)

 Complete Parts
#457710 - 0.15MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 210×⇩ - Pauldebra

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 Engraving files (Capella)
#457711 - 0.08MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 61×⇩ - Pauldebra

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Pauldebra (2017/1/31)

Arranger Paul De Bra
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Misc. Notes This is only the Valse from the Serenade.
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For 6 Viols (Jacobs)

 Complete Score
#301240 - 0.12MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 869×⇩ - Pjnbarb

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⇒ 6 more: Treble 1 • Treble 2 • Tenor 1 • Tenor 2 • Bass 1 • Bass 2

 Treble 1
#301241 - 0.07MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 307×⇩ - Pjnbarb

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 Treble 2
#301242 - 0.07MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 191×⇩ - Pjnbarb

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 Tenor 1
#301243 - 0.06MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 186×⇩ - Pjnbarb

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 Tenor 2
#301244 - 0.05MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 186×⇩ - Pjnbarb

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 Bass 1
#301245 - 0.06MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 192×⇩ - Pjnbarb

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 Bass 2
#301246 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 219×⇩ - Pjnbarb

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Pjnbarb (2013/10/31)

Arranger Paul Jacobs
Publisher. Info. Paul Jacobs
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Misc. Notes This abridged arrangement omits the very difficult middle section.
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For Violin and Piano (Auer)

 Complete Score
#110664 - 1.85MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2344×⇩ - Afp0815

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 Violin Part
#110665 - 0.60MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2820×⇩ - Afp0815

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Arranger Leopold Auer (1845-1930)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(ca.1901). Plate 14128.26109.
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Misc. Notes Recorded by Jascha Heifetz in 1919 and 1970.
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For Piano (Catoire)

 Complete Score
#34792 - 0.48MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2777×⇩ - Caprotti

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Arranger Georgy Catoire (1861-1926)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1888]. Plate 13709.
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For Piano (Kirchner)

 Complete Score
#08237 - 0.40MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3434×⇩ - Mcroskell

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Mcroskell (2007/6/20)

Arranger Theodor Kirchner (1823-1903)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, No.07094, n.d.
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Misc. Notes Published by D. Rahter in 1889 (Hofmeister's Monatsbericht (1889), p.309) - possibly a reprint of the Rahter.
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For Piano (Pachulski)

 Complete Score
#10348 - 1.20MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1638×⇩ - Jujimufu

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Jujimufu (2007/7/19)

Arranger Henryk Pachulski (1859-1921)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(ca.1940). Plate 13880.
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Elegia (No.3)

For Organ (Silver)

 Complete Score
#75928 - 0.40MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1168×⇩ - BKhon

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BKhon (2010/8/21)

Arranger Alfred Jethro Silver (1870-1935)
Publisher. Info. London: Alfred Lengnick & Co., 1910. Plate A. L. & Co. 935.
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For Piano (Kirchner)

 Complete Score
#105427 - 0.76MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1988×⇩ - Caprotti

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Caprotti (2011/6/15)

Arranger Theodor Kirchner (1823-1903)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1893]. Plate 17849.
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Misc. Notes Kirchner arrangement published by D. Rahter in 1892.
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General Information

Work Title Serenade for String Orchestra ; Serenade for Strings
Alternative. Title Серенада для струнного оркестра (Serenade dlya strunnogo orkestra)
Composer Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.48 ; TH 48 ; ČW 45
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IPT 106
Key C major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Pezzo in forma di sonatina. Andante non troppo—Allegro moderato (C major, 295 bars)
  2. Valse. Moderato. Tempo di Valse (G major, 223 bars)
  3. Elegia. Larghetto elegiaco (D major, 162 bars)
  4. Finale (Tema russo). Andante — Allegro con spirito (C major, 406 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1880
First Performance. 1881-10-30 in St. Petersburg, Russian Musical Society
RMS orchestra strings, Eduard Nápravník (conductor)
First Publication. 1881 - Moscow: P. Jurgenson
  • Full score, 67 pages. Plate 4411.
  • 5 parts. Plate 4412.
  • arr. piano 4 hands, 67 pages. Plate 4413.
Dedication Karl Albrecht (1836-1893)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation string orchestra
Discography Tchaikovsky Research
All Music Guide
MusicBrainz
External Links Tchaikovsky Research
Wikipedia article
Extra Information Also arranged for piano 4 hands by Tchaikovsky, 1880
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