Adagio molto in E-flat major
The Adagio molto in E-flat major, for string quartet and harp (TH 158 ; ČW 326), was written in 1863 or 1864 as an exercise while Tchaikovsky was a student in Anton Rubinstein's composition classes at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory.
Instrumentation
Scored for 2 violins, viola, cello and harp.
Movements and Duration
There is one movement: Adagio molto (E-flat major, 48 bars), lasting around 6 minutes in performance.
Publication
The work was published for the first time in 1967 in volume 58 of Tchaikovsky's Complete Collected Works, edited by Irina Iordan.
- See also online resources below.
Autographs
Tchaikovsky's manuscript score (which includes the Allegro vivace in B-flat major and Allegro in C minor) is now preserved in the Klin House-Museum Archive (a1, No. 129).
Recordings
- See: Discography
Online Resources
The following items can be viewed or downloaded online:
- Full score, first edition (1967), from the Internet Music Score Library Project (IMSLP).
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