Suites

Between 1878 and 1887 Tchaikovsky wrote four suites for orchestra, and in 1892 he compiled a concert suite from his ballet The Nutcracker.

TH	ČW	Opus	Title	Key	Description	Year
31	28	43	Suite No. 1	D minor		1878–79
32	29	53	Suite No. 2	C major	Suite caractéristique	1883
33	30	55	Suite No. 3	G major		1884
34	31	61	Suite No. 4	G major	Mozartiana	1887
35	32	71a	The Nutcracker		Suite from the ballet	1892

In 1882 and 1890, he considered compiling concert suites from his ballets Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty respectively, which were later completed by others.

In 1889 or 1890, Tchaikovsky noted down a theme in D minor labelled "Andante (for suite)", which was not subsequently developed.