Tchaikovsky is one of the most reverred and remembered of Russian composers. His superb ballets such as the famous Nutcracker are full of beauty and wondrous melodies that perfectly compliment the graceful and elegant movements and energy of the dancers. This fabulous volume contains 40 pieces extracts and exercises of ballet music for piano all selected by Agda Skjerne. Suitable for upper int…
The Easy to Play series has been so stupendouly successful and we are delighted to present another book in the series!The Waltz From Swan Lake is one of the best-known melodies of theTchaikovsky ballet. The scenario of Swan Lake initially in two acts was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer'scurse.The beautiful Watz is…
'Six Pieces' Op. 19 is the first collection of piano pieces by Tchaikovsky which contributed significantly to his growing renown as most important Russian composer apart from Anton Rubinstein. Famous contemporary pianists like Nikolai Rubinstein and Hans von Bülow performed Rêverie du soir (Op. 19 No. 1) or Thème original et variations (No. 6) in their concerts in the 1870s. Commissioned by his M…
Scène rustique russe-Tchaikovsky composed the Russian rural scene 'Dumka' in just a few days in late February 1886. 'Dumka' is originally the name of an epic and historical South West Slavic folk song of a melancholy nature. In Tchaikovsky's Op. 59 the elegiac andante cantabile forms the framework of the fast middle section in which brief formulaic thoughts newly varied and increasing in virtuo…
This substantial volume contains all of the works that Tchaikovsky composed or arranged himself for Violin and Piano. The three larger Violin works opp. 26 34 and 42 which G. Henle Publishers also offers in individual practical editions are particularly well-known and popular. By contrast the three brief single movements with which Tchaikovsky presents charming adaptations of his own pieces p…
Pathétique-Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) composed the 6th Symphony between February and August 1893. The first performance in St Petersburg on 16 October 1893 at the First Symphony Concert of the Russian Musical Society was conducted by the composer. Tchaikovsky subsequently added the title Pathétique to the work. The first performance of the 6th Symphony in Moscow on 4 December 1893 after the de…
Tchaikovsky is best known for his purely instrumental compositions. However we must not underestimate him as a composer of operas. Many of his operas such as ¬Pique Dame and Eugene Onegin are still performed regularly throughout the world. Eugene Onegin (also called Jevgeny Onegin) composed in 1877-1878 was not called an opera by Tchaikovsky himself but ?lyric scenes?. The work is entirely do…
Tchaikovsky is best known for his purely instrumental compositions. However we must not underestimate him as a composer of operas. Many of his operas such as ¬Pique Dame and Eugene Onegin are still performed regularly throughout the world. Eugene Onegin (also called Jevgeny Onegin) composed in 1877-1878 was not called an opera by Tchaikovsky himself but ?lyric scenes?. The work is entirely do…
In Tchaikovsky's symphonic output his Symphony No. 4 was a pivotal work. It announced the composer as a major symphonist of his time overshadowing his previous less-than-distinguished efforts in this form and opened the way to his last major works: the haunting Fifth Symphony and the biographical Sixth the profound 'Pathétique.'Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony ? written in 1877 at the age of t…
A Tchaikovsky Collection-This collection presents melodies from across the range and includes passages which clarinettists will find in Tchaikovsky's own orchestral clarinet parts. The pieces should be treated as duets for Clarinet and Piano with theplayers listening carefully to one another. Arranged by Thea King and Alan Frank. Includes score and part.
For Violoncello and Orchestra Op. 33-The theme that forms the basis for this much-loved concert work is an original Tchaikovsky theme written in a classical rococo style. In a nod to the classical era Tchaikovsky wrote the piece for a smaller orchestra than wastypical in his High Romantic era. Each of the eight variations are run together with only a fermata to separate them. It is pure magic m…
Piano Four Hands-Tchaikovsky created this ambitious series of duets from a selection of folksongs which had been collected by Balakirev Villebois and Tchaikovsky himself. These fairly simple pieces are a treasure trove of rich keyboard excellence. Always a favorite with students. Difficulty Level: 1-2. Includes complete printed music score with both primo and secondo piano parts and a compact d…
Music for the Beginning Pianist-Novice pianists will take pride and pleasure in performing selections from The Nutcracker Suite with this simplified beginner's score. Tchaikovsky's ballet was an instant success upon its 1892 debut and it remains a perennial holiday favorite with music lovers. The ballet score proved so popular that the composer was compelled to arrange eight selections into a sui…
Although the string quartet was a rarely used form in 19th-century Russia Tchaikovsky and Borodin both produced superb inventive compositions in the genre.This volume collects Tchaikovsky's String Quartet No.1 in D Op. 11 Quartet No. 2 in F Op. 22 and Quartet No. 3 in E-flat Minor Op.30; and Borodin's String Quartet No. 1 in A and String Quartet No. 2 in D.
Tchaikovsky wrote his Children's Album in the summer of 1878. Following the example of Schumann's Album für die Jugend the 24 miniatures are not only technically easy to play but also directly related to the children's world and thus ideally suited for music lessons. Based on the original text of the Tchaikovsky Complete Edition this edition contains notes on fingering and interpretation which t…
Tchaikovsky's Souvenir De Florence was commissioned by the St. Petersburg Chamber Music Society in 1887 but the work was not finished until 1892 due to Tchaikovsky turning his attention to his opera Queen of Spades. It has been observed that the final movement in particular is orchestrally conceived rather than in the style of chamber music. The work is fittingly often performed by string or…
No. 4 for piano in Tchaikovsky's own arrangement-These little lyrical and sumptuous gem is based on the piano piece of the same name in C sharp minor No. 4 of Six Pieces Op. 19. The arrangement was probably written in Paris in 1888 for his friend the Russian cellist Anatoly Brandukov.The current edition is based on the edition from the volume of the old Tchaikovsky Complete Edition published by …
Revised and fingered by Philipp Mittell. This work was written following the composer's disastrous three-month unconsummated marriage to Antonina Ivanova Milioukov thought to be a former pupil of Tchaikovsky. After this painful chapter in his life he attempted suicide by standing in the Moscow River's freezing waters hoping to contract pneumonia. The composition of this concerto became a sort o…
Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker is a fairy-ballet in two acts three tableaux and was composed in 1891/2. It is based on The Nutcracker and the Mouse King a story by E. T. A. Hoffmann (1816). Mark Freeh has arranged this Tchaikovsky classic for big band. Brass Band Grade 4: Advanced Youth and 3rd Section Duration: 12 minutes
Music Minus One Violin Deluxe 2-CD Set-Tchaikovsky's soaring magnificent violin concerto is one of the summits of the literature and one which every aspiring virtuoso needs to learn. Highly recommended it is truly inspiring music in the great Russian Romantic tradition. Now includes two newly remastered play-along CDs including a slower-tempo practice version. Contains a printed score and a com…
This collection brings together a selection of Tchaikovsky's finest works arranged for easy Piano. Included with the sheet music is a CD featuring full performances of every piece from the book.
Music Minus One Violin Deluxe 2-CD Set-Tchaikovsky's soaring magnificent violin concerto is one of the summits of the literature and one which every aspiring virtuoso needs to learn. Highly recommended it is truly inspiring music in the great Russian Romantic tradition. Now includes two newly remastered play-along CDs including a slower-tempo practice version. Contains a printed score and a com…
