Piano Concerto No.2, Op.44 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

		Movements/Sections A 3 movements: Allegro brillante (G major, 668 bars) Andante non troppo (D major, 332 bars) Allegro con fuoco (G major, 560 bars) B 3 movements: Allegro brillante (G major, 515 bars) Andante non troppo (D major, 141 bars) Allegro con fuoco (G major, 560 bars) Composition Year A 1879–80 ; B 1897 (revised by Alexander Siloti) Genre Categories Concertos; For piano, orchestra; Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring the orchestra; For orchestra with soloists; For 2 pianos (arr); For 2 players

Sheet Music

• Full Scores (4)
• Parts (14)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (4)

Full Scores

Version A

 I. Allegro brillante
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 II. Andante non troppo
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 III. Allegro con fuoco
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Feldmahler (2006/4/08)

Editor:

Aleksandr Goldenweiser (1875–1961)

Publisher Info.:

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.28 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1955. Plate M. 24321 Г.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Original publisher info, plate numbers and footnotes omitted.

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Version B

 Complete Score
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Caprotti (2011/6/14)

Editor:

Alexander Siloti (1863-1945)

Publisher Info.:

Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(ca.1897). Plate 20899.

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Parts

Version A

 I. Allegro brillante - insert
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Kerikan (2011/3/26)

 II. Andante non troppo
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Kerikan (2011/3/25)

Editor:

Jeff Manookian

Publisher Info.:

Windsor Editions

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Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0 [tag/del]

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1st movement insert goes between rehearsal numbers 15 and 16 of the Siloti Version (Version B)

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Version B

 Flute 1, 2
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 Oboe 1, 2
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 Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭, A)
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 Bassoon 1, 2
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 Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F)
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 Trumpet 1, 2 (D)
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Ottaviano (2009/10/8)

 Timpani
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Ottaviano (2009/10/8)

 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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Ottaviano (2009/10/8)

 Cellos
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 Basses
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Editor:

Alexander Siloti (1863-1945)

Publisher Info.:

Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(1897). Plate 20900

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Version A

For 2 Pianos, 4 hands (Tchaikovsky)

 Complete score
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Carolus (2009/1/21)

Editor:

Aleksandr Goldenweiser (1875–1961)

Publisher Info.:

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.48А (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1954. Plate M. 24360 Г.

Reprinted:

Moscow: Muzgiz, 1957. Plate 26247 (offprint)

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

This "urtext" or "scholarly" (scientific) edition was published at least 25 years ago in the EU (or 20 years ago in Italy, before 1992 in the former USSR). Hence, the edition is public domain in its country of origin or a government publication. Such editions are also public domain in Canada because they fail to meet the minimum 'threshold of originality' to qualify for copyright as an 'adaptation'. They may not be public domain elsewhere. More information about this can be found here.
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Version B

For 2 Pianos, 4 hands (Tchaikovsky)

 Complete Score
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Caprotti (2011/6/14)

Arranger:

[Composer]

Editor:

Alexander Siloti (1863-1945)

Publisher Info.:

Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(1897). Plate 20901

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 Complete Score
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Morel (2011/10/24)

Editor:

Alexander Siloti (1863-1945)

Publisher Info.:

Hamburg: D. Rahter, n.d. Plate 451

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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 Complete Score
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Peter (2010/2/25)

Editor:

Alexander Siloti (1863-1945)
Rafael Joseffy (1852-1915) ?

Publisher Info.:

New York: G. Schirmer, 1915?

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General Information

Work Title	Piano Concerto No.2, Op.44
Alternative Title

Composer	Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.44 ; TH 60
Key	G major
Movements/Sections	A 3 movements: Allegro brillante (G major, 668 bars) Andante non troppo (D major, 332 bars) Allegro con fuoco (G major, 560 bars) B 3 movements: Allegro brillante (G major, 515 bars) Andante non troppo (D major, 141 bars) Allegro con fuoco (G major, 560 bars)
Year/Date of Composition	A 1879–80 ; B 1897 (revised by Alexander Siloti)
First Performance	A 1881-11-12 — New York, Academy of Music Madeline Schiller (piano), New York Philharomic, Theodore Thomas (conductor)
First Publication	A 1881 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Full score, 181 pages. Plate 4053. A 1880 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Arrangement for 2 pianos, 95 pages. Plate 4055. B 1897 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Full score, 155 pages. Plate 20899. B 1897 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Arrangement for 2 pianos, 86 pages. Plate 20901
Dedication	Nikolay Rubinstein (1835–1881)
Average Duration	A 47 minutes ; B 40 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Solo: piano Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B♭, A), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (F), 2 trumpets (D) + timpani + strings
External Links	Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia article
Extra Information	Also arranged for 2 pianos by Tchaikovsky, 1880. For many years this concerto was known mainly in version B, prepared by Alexander Siloti after Tchaikovsky's death.