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Kreutzer Sonata

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Orchestral arrangement of the exposition of movt. I from the Sonata for violin with piano, Op. 47, by Ludwig van Beethoven (1863/64).

  • Arranged for orchestra by Tchaikovsky, 1863 or 1864 (student work).

  • Scored for 2 Flutes; 2 Oboes; 2 Clarinets (A); 2 Bassoons; 4 Horns (A, E); 2 Trumpets (E); Alto Trombone; Tenor Trombone; Bass Trombone; Timpani; Violins I; Violins II; Violas; Violoncellos; Double Basses.

  • Incomplete (exposition only).

  • Average duration: 11m 45s

History

Made during Tchaikovsky's years at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, evidently as a student assignment. On the manuscript score of the arrangement Herman Laroche added a note: "First Allegro from Beethoven's Sonata Op 47 for piano with violin (known as the Kreutzer), arranged for large orchestra".

From: Музыкальное наследие Чайковского (1958), p. 495
English text copyright © 2006 Brett Langston