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	The work was first published in 1909 by the firm of Gustav Schirmer in [[New York]], under the title ''Ungarische Zigeunerweisen für Klavier von Sofie Menter mit Orchester Begleitung von Peter Tschaikowsky'').		The work was first published in 1909 by the firm of Gustav Schirmer in [[New York]], under the title ''Ungarische Zigeunerweisen für Klavier von Sofie Menter mit Orchester Begleitung von Peter Tschaikowsky'').

	In 1970 it was published under the title ''Hungarian Rhapsody'' (Венгерская рапсодия) in volume 59 of Tchaikovsky's ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'', edited by Irina Iordan.		In 1970, it was published under the title ''Hungarian Rhapsody'' (Венгерская рапсодия) in volume 59 of Tchaikovsky's ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'', edited by Irina Iordan.

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	The first performance took place in [[Odessa]] on 23 January/4 February 1893 at the second RMS symphony concert, with [[Sophie Menter]] as soloist, and Tchaikovsky as the conductor. Other notable premieres were:		The first performance took place in [[Odessa]] on 23 January/4 February 1893 at the second RMS symphony concert, with [[Sophie Menter]] as soloist, and Tchaikovsky as the conductor. Other notable premieres were:
	* [[Moscow]], 5th RMS symphony concert, 15 January 1894, [[Sophie Menter]] (piano).		* [[Moscow]], 5th RMS symphony concert, 15/27 January 1894, [[Sophie Menter]] (piano)
	* [[Saint Petersburg]], 7th RMS symphony concert, 20 January 1894, [[Sophie Menter]] (piano), conducted by Eduard Krushevsky.		* [[Saint Petersburg]], 7th RMS symphony concert, 20 January/1 February 1894, [[Sophie Menter]] (piano), conducted by Eduard Krushevsky
	* [[London]], Philharmonic Society concert, 15/27 May 1894, [[Sophie Menter]] (piano), conducted by Alexander Mackenzie.		* [[London]], Philharmonic Society concert, 15/27 May 1894, [[Sophie Menter]] (piano), conducted by Alexander Mackenzie
			* Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, subscription concert, 12/24 November 1897, [[Sophie Menter]] (piano), conducted by Richard Hol

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The '''''Ungarische Zigeunerweisen''''' (Венгерские цыганские напевы) by [[Sophie Menter]] was arranged for piano and orchestra by Tchaikovsky in September 1892 ([[TH]] 193 ; [[ČW]] 422) <ref name="note1"/>.

This work is no longer believed to be the ''Concerto in the Hungarian Style'', composed by [[Franz Liszt]] in 1885, as was once suggested by some of [[Liszt]]'s biographers <ref name="note2"/>.

==Instrumentation==
Scored for solo piano and an orchestra consisting of piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in B-flat), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (in F), 2 trumpets (in B-flat), 3 trombones, tuba + 3 timpani, triangle, tambourine, cymbals, bass drum + violins I, violins II, violas, cellos, and double basses.

==Movements and Duration==
There is one movement: Andante con moto (F minor–F major, 567 bars), lasting around 15 to 20 minutes in performance.

==History==
[[Sophie Menter]] drafted her ''Ungarische Zigeunerweisen'' in a version for two pianos, and asked her friend Tchaikovsky to make the orchestration. He carried out this task while staying at [[Menter]]'s home at [[Itter]] in Austria, between 10/22 September and 20 September/2 October 1892.

==Performances==
The first performance took place in [[Odessa]] on 23 January/4 February 1893 at the second RMS symphony concert, with [[Sophie Menter]] as soloist, and Tchaikovsky as the conductor. Other notable premieres were:
* [[Moscow]], 5th RMS symphony concert, 15 January 1894, [[Sophie Menter]] (piano).
* [[Saint Petersburg]], 7th RMS symphony concert, 20 January 1894, [[Sophie Menter]] (piano), conducted by Eduard Krushevsky.
* [[London]], Philharmonic Society concert, 15/27 May 1894, [[Sophie Menter]] (piano), conducted by Alexander Mackenzie.

==Publication==
The work was first published in 1909 by the firm of Gustav Schirmer in [[New York]], under the title ''Ungarische Zigeunerweisen für Klavier von Sofie Menter mit Orchester Begleitung von Peter Tschaikowsky'').

In 1970 it was published under the title ''Hungarian Rhapsody'' (Венгерская рапсодия) in volume 59 of Tchaikovsky's ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'', edited by Irina Iordan.

==Autograph==
Tchaikovsky's manuscript score is now preserved in the Morgan Library and Museum in [[New York]] (ref. Cary 11) <ref name="note3"/>.

==Recordings==
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==External Links==
* {{imslpscore|Hungarian_Gypsy_Melodies_(Menter,_Sophie)|Hungarian Gypsy Melodies (Menter, Sophie)}}

==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">Entitled "Hungarian Gipsy Tunes" in [[ČW]]; in other sources it has been listed as ''Bohemian Melodies'', ''Concerto in the Hungarian Style'', ''Fantasia on Gypsy Melodies'', ''Hungarian Gypsy Songs'', ''Hungarian Rhapsody'' or ''Zigeunerweisen''.</ref>
<ref name="note2">See {{bib|2002/22|The Tchaikovsky Handbook, vol. 1}} (2002), p. 384.</ref>
<ref name="note3">In Tchaikovsky's manuscript only a few bars of the solo piano part are written out, either side of the cadenza.</ref>
</references>
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[[Category:Concertante Pieces]]