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	==Dedication==		==Dedication==
	To [[Anatoly Brandukov]] ~~(1856–1930)~~.		The ''Pezzo capriccioso'' carries the inscription: "À mon cher ami [[Anatoly Brandukov\|Anatole Brandoukoff]]".

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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	The composition of the piece was begun at [[Aachen]] after 8/20 August 1887. On 12/25 August, Tchaikovsky noted in his diary: "Worked on a cello piece". On 14/26 August he noted: "Finished the cello piece in rough" <ref name="note1"/>.		The composition of the piece was begun at [[Aachen]] after 8/20 August 1887. On 12/25 August, Tchaikovsky noted in his diary: "Worked on a cello piece". On 14/26 August he noted: "Finished the cello piece in rough" <ref name="note1"/>.

	In a letter to [[Anatoly Brandukov]] of 13/25 August, Tchaikovsky reported: "I have written a small cello piece, and would like you to look through it, and put the final touches to the cello part" <ref name="note2"/>. By 15/27 August he had begun to make the cello-piano arrangement of the piece, and on 19/31 August he began the instrumentation <ref name="note3"/>. Staying at [[Aachen]] with the seriously-ill [[Nikolay Kondratyev]] (whom Tchaikovsky had come especially to see) took a considerable toll on the composer's morale. Having awaited the arrival of [[Kondratyev]]'s nephew, Tchaikovsky left for Russia on 25 August/6 September. From [[Berlin]] he wrote to [[Brandukov]]: "I did not manage to finish the piece at [[Aachen]]. I shall put it aside until I can confer with you in [[Saint Petersburg]], or when we meet in [[Moscow]]". He added: "The piece seems to have turned out rather poorly." <ref name="note4"/>.		In a letter to [[Anatoly Brandukov]] of 13/25 August, Tchaikovsky reported: "I have written a small cello piece, and would like you to look through it, and put the final touches to the cello part" <ref name="note2"/>. By 15/27 August he had begun to make the cello-piano arrangement of the piece, and on 19/31 August he began the instrumentation <ref name="note3"/>. Staying at [[Aachen]] with the seriously-ill [[Nikolay Kondratyev]] (whom Tchaikovsky had come especially to see) took a considerable toll on the composer's morale. Having awaited the arrival of [[Kondratyev]]'s nephew, Tchaikovsky left for Russia on 25 August/6 September. From [[Berlin]] he wrote to [[Brandukov]]: "I did not manage to finish the piece at [[Aachen]]. I shall put it aside until I can confer with you in [[Saint Petersburg]], or when we meet in [[Moscow]]". He added: "The piece seems to have turned out rather poorly" <ref name="note4"/>.

	On 28 August/9 September, Tchaikovsky arrived in [[Saint Petersburg]], and on 30 August/11 September he sent [[ Pyotr Jurgenson]] the finished piece, in piano arrangement and full score, asking that the arrangement be given to [[Wilhelm Fitzenhagen]], so that he "might look over the cello part and suggest any markings specific to the soloist. I've written the full score anyway, and I don't mind whether or not you print it or the parts; but I would be very glad if you print the piano arrangement. This piece is the single fruit of my musical spirit from the whole summer" <ref name="note5"/>.		On 28 August/9 September, Tchaikovsky arrived in [[Saint Petersburg]], and on 30 August/11 September he sent [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] the finished piece, in piano arrangement and full score, asking that the arrangement be given to [[Wilhelm Fitzenhagen]], so that he "might look over the cello part and suggest any markings specific to the soloist. I've written the full score anyway, and I don't mind whether or not you print it or the parts; but I would be very glad if you print the piano arrangement. This piece is the single fruit of my musical spirit from the whole summer" <ref name="note5"/>.

	==Arrangements==		==Arrangements==
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	==Autographs==		==Autographs==
	Tchaikovsky's manuscript full score ({{TOW2\|pezzo-capriccioso-koncertnaya-pesa-morceau-de-concert-2017-08-17\|ф. 88, No. 98}}) and arrangement for cello and piano ({{TOW2\|pezzo-capriccioso-koncertnaya-pesa-morceau-de-concert\|ф. 88, No. 99}}) are both now preserved in the {{RUS-Mcm}} in [[Moscow]]. In the full score most of the cello part is written in [[Anatoly Brandukov]]'s hand.		Tchaikovsky's manuscript full score ({{TOW2\|pezzo-capriccioso-koncertnaya-pesa-morceau-de-concert-2017-08-17\|ф. 88, No. 98}}) and arrangement for cello and piano ({{TOW2\|pezzo-capriccioso-koncertnaya-pesa-morceau-de-concert\|ф. 88, No. 99}}) are both now preserved in the {{RUS-Mcm}} in [[Moscow]]. In the full score, most of the cello part is written in [[Anatoly Brandukov]]'s hand.

	==Recordings==		==Recordings==

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The '''''Pezzo capriccioso''''' in B minor, [[Opus]] 62 ([[TH]] 62 ; [[ČW]] 61), was Tchaikovsky's second composition for cello and orchestra, written in August 1887.

==Instrumentation==
''Pezzo capriccioso'' is scored for solo cello and an orchestra consisting of 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in A), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (in F) + 2 timpani + violins I, violins II, violas, cellos, and double basses.

==Duration==
The piece is in one movement: Andante con moto (B minor, 208 bars), lasting approximately 7 minutes in performance.

==Composition==
The composition of the piece was begun at [[Aachen]] after 8/20 August 1887. On 12/25 August, Tchaikovsky noted in his diary: "Worked on a cello piece". On 14/26 August he noted: "Finished the cello piece in rough" <ref name="note1"/>.

In a letter to [[Anatoly Brandukov]] of 13/25 August, Tchaikovsky reported: "I have written a small cello piece, and would like you to look through it, and put the final touches to the cello part" <ref name="note2"/>. By 15/27 August he had begun to make the cello-piano arrangement of the piece, and on 19/31 August he began the instrumentation <ref name="note3"/>. Staying at [[Aachen]] with the seriously-ill [[Nikolay Kondratyev]] (whom Tchaikovsky had come especially to see) took a considerable toll on the composer's morale. Having awaited the arrival of [[Kondratyev]]'s nephew, Tchaikovsky left for Russia on 25 August/6 September. From [[Berlin]] he wrote to [[Brandukov]]: "I did not manage to finish the piece at [[Aachen]]. I shall put it aside until I can confer with you in [[Saint Petersburg]], or when we meet in [[Moscow]]". He added: "The piece seems to have turned out rather poorly." <ref name="note4"/>.

On 28 August/9 September, Tchaikovsky arrived in [[Saint Petersburg]], and on 30 August/11 September he sent [[ Pyotr Jurgenson]] the finished piece, in piano arrangement and full score, asking that the arrangement be given to [[Wilhelm Fitzenhagen]], so that he "might look over the cello part and suggest any markings specific to the soloist. I've written the full score anyway, and I don't mind whether or not you print it or the parts; but I would be very glad if you print the piano arrangement. This piece is the single fruit of my musical spirit from the whole summer" <ref name="note5"/>.

==Arrangements==
As noted above, Tchaikovsky also arranged the work for cello and piano, between 15/27 August 1887 and 30 August/12 September.

==Performances==
The first performance of the ''Pezzo capriccioso'' took place on 16/28 February 1888 at the home of [[Marie de Benardaky]], during Tchaikovsky's visit to [[Paris]]; the cello part was played by [[Anatoly Brandukov]], and the piano part by the author. The first performance with orchestral accompaniment was given by [[Anatoly Brandukov]] in [[Moscow]] at a special concert of the Russian Musical Society on 25 November/7 December 1889, conducted by Tchaikovsky.

==Publication==
The ''Pezzo capriccioso'' was published by [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] in 1888: the orchestral parts in January, and the arrangement for cello with piano in March. Publication of the full score was delayed because Tchaikovsky had taken the manuscript abroad with him, and only returned it to [[Jurgenson]] on 24 April/6 May 1888 <ref name="note6"/>. The full score was printed in July the same year.

==Autographs==
Tchaikovsky's manuscript full score ({{TOW2|pezzo-capriccioso-koncertnaya-pesa-morceau-de-concert-2017-08-17|ф. 88, No. 98}}) and arrangement for cello and piano ({{TOW2|pezzo-capriccioso-koncertnaya-pesa-morceau-de-concert|ф. 88, No. 99}}) are both now preserved in the {{RUS-Mcm}} in [[Moscow]]. In the full score most of the cello part is written in [[Anatoly Brandukov]]'s hand.

==Recordings==
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==Dedication==
To [[Anatoly Brandukov]] (1856–1930).

==External Links==
* {{imslpscore|Pezzo_capriccioso,_Op.62_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr)|Pezzo capriccioso}}

==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">{{bib|1923/23|Дневники П. И. Чайковского}} (1923), pp. 168–169.</ref>
<ref name="note2">[[Letter 3317]] to [[Anatoly Brandukov]], 13/25 August 1887.</ref>
<ref name="note3">{{bib|1923/23|Дневники П. И. Чайковского}} (1923), pp. 169, 171.</ref>
<ref name="note4">[[Letter 3329]] to [[Anatoly Brandukov]], 26 August/7 September 1887.</ref>
<ref name="note5">[[Letter 3332]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 30 August/11 September 1887.</ref>
<ref name="note6">See [[Letter 3565]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 10/22 May 1888.</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Concertante Pieces]]