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Andante cantabile, Op. 11 (arr. Kreisler)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1840–1893
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8
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- Type
- Short piece
- Setting
- Piano
- Length
- About 6 min
- Era
- Late Romantic
- Nationality
- Russian
- Exam lists
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About this work
- Composed
- 1871
- Dedicated to
- Sergey Rachinsky (1836–1902)
- First performed
- 28 March 1872 in Moscow, Assembly of the Nobility; Ferdinand Laub (violin 1), Jan Hřímalý* (violin 2),; Ludwig Minkus* (viola), Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (cello). 4 March 1888 in Paris, Châtelet — Andante cantabile, arranged for cello and strings.; Anatoly Brandukov (cello), Colonne Orchestra, Pyotr Tchaikovsky (conductor)
- Moderato e simplice
- Andante cantabile
- Scherzo. Allegro non tanto e con fuoco
- Finale. Allegro giusto