Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Tchaikovsky Nocturne in D minor for Cello

Listening Pleasures

Tchaikovsky's Nocturne (The Tchaikovsky Handbook 'TH' 64), No. 4 of his Six Pieces, Op. 19, for piano (1873), was arranged for solo cello and orchestra by the composer for a concert in February 1888. The orchestra consists of 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in B-flat), 2 bassoons + 2 horns (in F) + violins I, violins II, violas, cellos, and double basses. 
There is only one movement: Andante (D minor, 60 bars), lasting approximately 5 to 7 minutes.
Below is a video of Tchaikovsky's Nocturne in D minor for cello, performed by Julian Lloyd Webber and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maxim Shostakovich.





Composition.  Tchaikovsky arranged Nocturne for a performance by Anatoly Brandukov in Paris, in February 1888.  The orchestral version was transposed to the key of D major, but the piano piece is set in C-sharp minor.



Video Credit:

Tchaikovsky's Nocturne in D minor for cello. Youtube, uploaded by JLWFan1. Accessed January 10, 2018.

Resource:

Nocturne (Tchaikovsky Research).



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