Piano/harpsichord and
orchestra (solo: pno -
2.2.2.2. - 4.2.3.0. -
timp - str)
SKU:
BR.PB-4960
Composed
by Pjotr Iljitsch
Tschaikowsky. Orchestra;
Softbound.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library). Solo
concerto; Romantic. Full
score. 120 pages.
Duration 32'. Breitkopf
and Haertel #PB 4960.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.PB-4960).
ISBN 9790004207451. 10
x 12.5 inches.
The
roller coaster of
opinions - worthless,
absolutely unplayable
(claims Nikolaj
Rubinstein, basically
Tchaikovsky's desired
pianist for his Concerto
in B flat minor);
brilliant, magnificent
(Hans von Bulow, then
first performer and
dedicatee of the work) -
demonstrates the work's
initially ambivalent
reception. Tchaikovsky's
Piano Concerto No.1 is
one of the most powerful
and popular compositions
of the classical music
repertoire altogether;
and it is also quite
unconventional and runs
counter to the norms of
the time. Though it may
seem strange to us today,
let us recall that during
his lifetime, Tchaikovsky
was regarded disputable
abroad (and especially in
Germany), was considered
an ultra-modern Russian
composer, and was even
accused of being a
musical nihilist and
primitivist. But one
glance at the score of
the piano concerto
suffices to reveal its
truly amazing character
...
