Concertos and Concertante Pieces
Tchaikovsky Research
Between 1874 and 1893 Tchaikovsky produced four works for piano and orchestra, three for violin and orchestra, and four for cello and orchestra:
TH | ČW | Opus | Title | Key | Description | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55 | 53 | 23 | Piano Concerto No. 1 | B-flat minor | For piano and orchestra | 1874–75 |
56 | 58 | 26 | Sérénade mélancolique | B-flat minor | For violin and orchestra | 1875 |
57 | 59 | 33 | Variations on a Rococo Theme | A major | For cello and small orchestra | 1876–77 |
58 | 60 | 34 | Valse-Scherzo | C major | For violin and orchestra | 1877 |
59 | 54 | 35 | Violin Concerto | D major | For violin and orchestra | 1878 |
60 | 55 | 44 | Piano Concerto No. 2 | G major | For piano and orchestra | 1879–80 |
61 | 56 | 56 | Concert Fantasia | G major | For piano and orchestra | 1884 |
62 | 61 | 62 | Pezzo capriccioso | B minor | For cello and orchestra | 1887 |
63 | 348 | 11 | Andante cantabile | B major | Arrangement for cello and string orchestra | 1888? |
64 | 349 | 19 | Nocturne | D minor | Arrangement for cello and small orchestra | 1888? |
65 | 57 | 75 | Piano Concerto No. 3 | E-flat major | For piano and orchestra | 1893 |
The Andante and Finale (1893) remained unfinished at the time of Tchaikovsky's death, and had been intended to complete the Piano Concerto No. 3. While a student in 1863 or 1864 he also completed an Allegro in C minor for piano and strings.
In the last years of his life, Tchaikovsky also planned a Concerto for Two Pianos (1891–93?), a Flute Concerto (1893), and a Cello Concerto, for which some sketches have survived.