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• Symphony No. 4
  Tchaikovsky's '''''Symphony No. 4''''' in F minor, [[Op.]] 36 ([[TH]] 27 ; [[ČW]] 24), was begun in th The Symphony is scored for an orchestra comprising piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarine
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• Symphony No. 5
  Tchaikovsky's '''''Symphony No. 5''''' in E minor, [[Op.]] 64 ([[TH]] 29 ; [[ČW]] 26), was composed and orch The Symphony is scored for an orchestra consisting of 3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), 2
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• Symphony No. 1
  Tchaikovsky's '''''Symphony No. 1''''' in G minor, [[Op.]] 13 ([[TH]] 24 ; [[ČW]] 21), subtitled ''''' The Symphony is scored for an orchestra comprising piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarine
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• Symphony No. 2
  Tchaikovsky's '''''Symphony No. 2''''' in C minor, [[Op.]] 17 ([[TH]] 25 ; [[ČW]] 22) was composed and The work's popular (but unofficial) designation as the '''''Little-Russian Symphony''''' (Малороссийская симфония) appears to have been c
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• Symphony No. 6
  Tchaikovsky's '''''Symphony No. 6''''' in B minor, [[Op.]] 74 ([[TH]] 30 ; [[ČW]] 27), subtitled ''''' The Symphony is scored for an orchestra comprising 3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), 2 ob
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• Symphony in E-flat major
  ...ajor''''' ([[TH]] 238 ; [[ČW]] 443), also known (inaccurately) as his '''''Symphony No. 7''''', or with the subtitle '''''Life''''' (Жизнь), was abandoned In the 1950s, the symphony was reconstructed from the manuscript sources and completed by the Soviet m
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• Manfred
  Tchaikovsky's '''''Manfred''''' is a symphony in four scenes after [[Byron]]'s dramatic poem, in B minor, Op. 58 ([[TH]] The idea for a symphony on the subject of Lord [[George Byron]]'s poem ''Manfred: A Dramatic Poem''
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• Symphony No. 3
  ...was composed and orchestrated between June and August 1875. It is his only symphony in a major key, and to have five movements <ref name="note1"/>. The Symphony is scored for an orchestra comprising piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarine
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• First Thoughts
  ==Symphony No. 1 (TH 24)== .../15 February 1868. Although warmly received at the time, it seems that the symphony was completely neglected for another six years; then, in 1874, Tchaikovsky'
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• Sergei Rachmaninoff
  ...hat it might be rendered as seriously and skilfully as an arrangement of a symphony. Alas, this is impossible; what has been done cannot be undone; but at leas ...ing discussion helped to take Pyotr Ilyich's mind off the [[Symphony No. 6|symphony]] and restored him to his previous agreeable mood" <ref name="note19"/>.
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• Cantata for the Opening of the Polytechnic Exhibition
  ...text) was given on 26 January 1997 at Ann Arbor, Michigan, by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and University Musical Society Choral Union, with Vladimir Popov ...hony's scherzo). The first half of it comes from the finale of the [[First Symphony]]. I do not agree with Yusha that this is a bad thing—it brings me great
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• The Year 1812
  The overture is scored for a large symphony orchestra comprising piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets In his letter of reply of 23 June/5 July <ref name="note3"/>, Tchaikovsky asked [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] for more in
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• The Second and Third Weeks of the Concert Season
  ...mpathetic discussion of several of his compositions, including the "Ocean" Symphony, whilst also pointing out "the lack of development" in his talent; and valu ...No. 2 (''Souvenir of a Summer Night in Madrid'', 1848–51), [[Beethoven]]'s Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36, [[Schubert]]'s choral cantata ''Mirjams Siegesges
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• The Queen of Spades
  | rowspan="2"|No. 5 | rowspan="5"|No. 14
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• Suite No. 3
  ...haikovsky]]: "I think that in [[Kamenka]] I will be engaged in writing a ''symphony''" <ref name="note3"/>. ...n, the form of which has still not been settled upon. Perhaps it will be a symphony, or perhaps another suite", he wrote on 16/28 April. "The latter form has f
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• Piano Concerto No. 1
  On 24 December 1874/5 January 1875, Tchaikovsky played the concerto to [[Nikolay Rubinstein]] and ...(conducted by [[Nikolay Rubinstein]]) at the third Russian Musical Society symphony concert.
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• The Tempest
  ...ed by [[Nikolay Rubinstein]], and on 16/28 November 1874 at the second RMS symphony concert in [[Saint Petersburg]], conducted by [[Eduard Nápravník]]. * [[Saint Petersburg]], 4th Russian Symphony Concert, 17/29 December 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky
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• Romeo and Juliet
  ...w years, due to [[Bessel]]'s reluctance to publish the full score of his [[Symphony No. 2]] — to the point that Tchaikovsky had recently revised that work as ...rformed for the first time in [[Moscow]], on 4/16 March 1870 at the eighth symphony concert of the Russian Musical Society, conducted by [[Nikolay Rubinstein]]
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• Six Romances, Op. 16
  Scored for high voice (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6), or low voice (No. 3), with piano accompaniment. 5. "N.N." [= Tchaikovsky]:
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• The Voyevoda (opera)
  | width="10%" rowspan="5"|Episode 1 | rowspan="2"|No. 5
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• Hamlet (overture-fantasia)
  The overture-fantasia is scored for a symphony orchestra comprising 3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn ...book No. 4 seem to show that the overture was conceived as a work for full symphony orchestra, rather than for the smaller forces of a theatre orchestra.
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• Serenade for String Orchestra
  ...need for work besides compising. Now here I am already with designs for a symphony or string quartet; I still don't know how it will end up", Tchaikovsky told ...light of day as soon as possible. This is a very convenient form, as only 5 voices are required. I even dreamed about going to [[Leipzig]] and commissi
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• Vakula the Smith
  | rowspan="5" |Scene 2 | No. 5
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• Yevgeny Onegin
  ...'''''Eugene Onegin''''' <ref name="note1"/>, [[Op.]] 24 ([[TH]] 5 ; [[ČW]] 5), was Tchaikovsky's fifth completed opera, which he described as 'lyrical s | rowspan="2"|No. 5
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• Concert Fantasia
  ...ry... Walked in the garden and came up with the ''seed'' not of a future ''symphony'', but of a ''suite''" <ref name="note6"/>. On 17/29 April and 18/30 April, ...7"/>. On 3/15 September, Tchaikovsky arrived at [[Pleshcheyevo]]. There on 5/17 September <ref name="note18"/>, he resumed working on the Concert Fantas
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• Eighteen Pieces, Op. 72
  ...eriod of absence, Tchaikovsky straight away set to work on composing his [[Symphony No. 6]]. At around this time he also assembled materials which were to form On 5/17 February the composer told [[Modest Tchaikovsky]]: "In the meantime, in
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• The Maid of Orleans
  | No. 5 | rowspan="5"|'''''Act IV'''''
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• Suite No. 1
  ...oduction and Fugue, 2) Scherzo, 3) Andante, 4) Intermezzo (Echos de bals), 5) Rondo" <ref name="note3"/>. On 23 April/5 May 1879, Tchaikovsky wrote to [[Nadezhda von Meck]]: "I have finished the
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• The Sleeping Beauty
  | colspan="2" rowspan="5"|'''''Prologue''''' | No. 5
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• Violin Concerto
  On 5/17 March, Tchaikovsky wrote to [[Nadezhda von Meck]]: "...this morning I wa ...t and finale were considered satisfactory <ref name="note8"/>. On 24 March/5 April, Tchaikovsky wrote the new Andante, which in his words was: "better s
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• The Oprichnik
  '''''The Oprichnik''''' (Опричник) is an opera in 4 acts and 5 scenes ([[TH]] 3 ; [[ČW]] 3), based on a story by [[Ivan Lazhechnikov]]. I | rowspan="2"|No. 5
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• The Enchantress
  | rowspan="2"|No. 5 | rowspan="5"|'''''Act III'''''
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• Sérénade mélancolique
  ...performance in [[Saint Petersburg]] on 6/18 November 1876 at the first RMS symphony concert, conducted by [[Eduard Nápravník]]. Other notable performances in * [[Paris]], 3rd Russian symphony concert, 8/20 September 1878, [[Stanisław Barcewicz]] (violin), conducted
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• Piano Concerto No. 3
  ...oncerto in three movements, each of which was adapted from the abandoned [[Symphony in E-flat major]] he had sketched the previous year: ...poser told his brother Modest of his intention to orchestrate both the new symphony and the concerto during the summer <ref name="note1"/>.
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• Piano Concerto No. 2
  ...spiration'' for work might come to me" <ref name="note9"/>, on 23 November/5 December Tchaikovsky wrote: "This morning I worked very successfully, and t ...79 and January 1880 he was occupied with other work (revising the [[Second Symphony]] and composing the ''[[Italian Capriccio]]'').
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• Francesca da Rimini
  The instrumentation was completed on 5/17 November 1876, according to Tchaikovsky's date on the manuscript score. ...with great success in [[Moscow]] on 25 February/9 March 1877, at the tenth symphony concert of the Russian Musical Society, conducted by [[Nikolay Rubinstein]]
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• Variations on a Rococo Theme
  ...34|Valse-Scherzo]]'' for violin, and in March–April he wrote his [[Fourth Symphony]], and during this same period he completed some work commissioned by [[Nad ...tein]]. [[Nadezhda von Meck]] reported on this to Tchaikovsky: "At today's symphony concert, [[Fitzenhagen]] is playing your ''Variations''" <ref name="note5"/
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• Swan Lake
  | rowspan="2"|No. 5 | rowspan="5"|'''''Act IV'''''
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• Undina
  | Re-used in the second movement of [[Symphony No. 2]] | [No. 5]
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• The Nutcracker (suite)
  The Suite was performed a week later than intended, at the ninth symphony concert of the [[Saint Petersburg]] branch of the Russian Musical Society o * [[Odessa]], 1st RMS symphony concert, 16/28 January 1893, conducted by Tchaikovsky
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• Andante and Finale
  ...ee-movement cycle. All the movements have their origins in an unfinished [[Symphony in E-flat major]] which Tchaikovsky sketched but later abandoned in Novembe ...heless, [[Taneyev]] reworked the pieces in concerto form, and on 24 August/5 September 1895 he reported to [[Modest]] that he was "finishing my task of
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• The Nutcracker
  The toy instruments are used in Act I (No. 5), and Tchaikovsky noted in the score that "These instruments are essentiall | No. 5
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• Six Romances, Op. 73
  5. From the third poem in the cycle ''Romances'' (Романсы) (1892): The composer expressed his intention to write the romances on 5/17 February 1893 in a letter to his brother [[Modest]] <ref name="note4"/>,
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• Seven Romances, Op. 47
  High voice (Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7), medium voice (No. 4) or baritone (No. 5), with piano accompaniment. 5. [[Aleksey Tolstoy]] from his poem ''John of Damascus'' (Иоанн Дам�
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• Six Romances, Op. 6
  Scored for high voice (Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5), medium voice (No. 6) or baritone (No. 4), with piano accompaniment. 5. [[Lev Mey]] (1822–1862), from his poem of the same name (1858) — a tra
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• Iolanta
  | rowspan="2"|No. 5 On 24 December 1890/5 January 1891, the composer informed [[Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov]] that the d
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• String Quartet No. 1
  * [[Saint Petersburg]], 3rd RMS quartet concert, 24 October/5 November 1872, [[Leopold Auer]] and I. Pikkel (violins), I. Beikman (viola) * [[Paris]], 23rd Colonne symphony concert, 24 March/5 April 1891, conducted by Tchaikovsky (2nd movement only, played by string o
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• Slavonic March
  ...ember 1876 in [[Moscow]], conducted by [[Nikolay Rubinstein]] at the first symphony concert of the Russian Musical Society, in aid of the Slavonic Charitable S * [[London]], 5th London Symphony Concert, 1/13 December 1887, conducted by [[George Henschel]]
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• Italian Capriccio
  On 24 January/5 February 1880, Tchaikovsky told [[Nadezhda von Meck]]: "All the same, I hav * [[Saint Petersburg]], 7th RMS symphony concert, 3/15 January 1881, conducted by [[Eduard Nápravník]]
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• Six Romances, Op. 38
  ...een February and July 1878, after the composer completed his work on the [[Symphony No. 4]] and ''[[Yevgeny Onegin]]''. Scored for high voice (Nos. 2, 3), medium voice (Nos. 4, 5, 6) or baritone (No. 1), with piano accompaniment.
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