Piano,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.905425 Composed by P. I. Tchaikovsky. Arranged by Byron Chow. Romantic Period. 72 pages. Byron Chow #4269963. Published by Byron Chow (A0.905425). The famous and much-beloved Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, by P. I. Tchaikovsky has been made available for violin and piano in a form suitable both for performance or simply private leisure at home. Care has been taken to preserve melodies, counter-melodies, textures, and registers as much as possible while staying in the original keys and allowing for an interplay between piano and violin in true chamber music fashion. Sources, among others, included both Tchaikovsky's own solo piano transcription as well as Sergei Taneyev's transcription of the full ballet.The arranger is both a pianist and violinist as well, so no large leaps and awkward chords are required on the piano; and double-stops, harmonics, and shifts largely fit under the fingers. The audio sample is of the Trepak, taken from a live performance with this arranger at the piano.
