Piano Concerto No.1, Op.23 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

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Performer Pages Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
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Performer Pages Philippe Entremont (piano)
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Performer Pages John Ogdon (piano)
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Publisher Info. Arabesque Recordings, 1961. 8012.
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Performer Pages Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra)
Yevgeny Mravinsky (conductor)
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Performer Pages Clifford Curzon (piano)
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Georg Solti (conductor)
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Performer Pages Shura Cherkassky (piano)
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Performer Pages Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
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Arturo Toscanini (conductor)
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Editor Aleksandr Goldenweiser (1875-1961)
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works (Полное собрание сочинений), vol.28
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1955. Plate M. 24321 Г.
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Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1965).
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This is not the version of the concerto usually played today, and represents the text of version A with altered passages from version B shown as ossia or in footnotes.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1915). Plate Orch.B. 4960.
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General Information

Work Title Piano Concerto No.1
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Концерт для фортепиано с оркестром № 1 (Чайковский); საფორტეპიანო კონცერტი № 1 (ჩაიკოვსკი); Piano Concerto No. 1; 第1钢琴协奏曲 (柴可夫斯基); Концерт для фортепіано з оркестром № 1 (Чайковський); Concerto para piano e orquestra n.º 1 (Tchaikovsky); Concert per a piano núm. 1 (Txaikovski); 1. Klavierkonzert; 피아노 협주곡 1번 (차이콥스키); Pianokonsert nr 1 (Tjajkovskij); Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra n. 1; Klavírny koncert č. 1 (Čajkovskij); Concerto pour piano nº 1 de Tchaïkovski; I Koncert fortepianowy Czajkowskiego; เปียโนคอนแชร์โตหมายเลข 1; Piano Kontzertua 1. zbk (Txaikovski); Pianokonsertto nro 1 (Tšaikovski); Pianoconcert nr. 1; ピアノ協奏曲第1番 (チャイコフスキー); Concierto para piano n.º 1 (Chaikovski); קונצ'רטו לפסנתר מס' 1 של צ'ייקובסקי; Klaverkonsert nr. 1 (Tsjajkovskij); Concerto cho piano số 1; کنسرتو پیانو شماره ۱; Klaverkoncert nr. 1; Píanókonsert nr. 1; Klavírní koncert č. 1 b moll; 第 1 鋼琴協奏曲 (柴可夫斯基); Unua Pianokonĉerto (Ĉajkovskij); Coinséartó Pianó Uimh. 1
Name Aliases 1. klaverkoncert; Klavierkonzert Nr. 1; Klavierkonzert b-Moll; Klavierkonzert in b-Moll; Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23; Pianoconcert nr. 1 (Tsjajkovski); Pianoconcert nr. 1 (Tsjaikovski)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 181246747; LCCN: no96010010; BNF: 13910161t
Composer Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.23 ; TH 55 ; ČW 53
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IPT 74
Key B-flat minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's A 3 movements:
  1. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso—Allegro con spirito (B minor—B major, 865 bars)
  2. Andantino semplice—Allegro vivace assai (D major, 170 bars)
  3. Allegro con fuoco (B minor—B major, 313 bars)

B 3 movements:

  1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso—Allegro con spirito (B minor—B major, 865 bars)
  2. Andantino semplice—Allegro vivace assai (D major, 170 bars)
  3. Allegro con fuoco (B minor—B major, 313 bars)

C 3 movements:

  1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso—Allegro con spirito (B minor—B major, 865 bars)
  2. Andantino semplice—Prestissimo (D major, 170 bars)
  3. Allegro con fuoco (B minor—B major, 301 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1874–75 A ; 1876–79 B ; 1888-90? C (standard version)
First Performance. 1875-10-25 A — Boston, Music Hall
Hans von Bülow (piano), Benjamin Johnson Lang (conductor)

1884-11-29 B — St. Petersburg, Russian Musical Society

Natalya Kalinovskaia-Chikhacheva (piano), Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (conductor)

1888-01-20 C — Hamburg, Philharmonic Society

Vasily Sapelnikov (piano), Pyotr Tchaikovsky (conductor)
First Publication. 1875 A ; 1879-80 B ; 1890? C – Moscow: P. Jurgenson
Parts
Arrangement for 2 pianos
Full score - Moscow: Muzgiz, 1955
in Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.28. Plate M. 24321 Г.
Full score, 154 pages. Plate 2590
Arrangement for 2 pianos — Hamburg: D. Rahter, 1880
Full score, 154 pages. Plate 2590
Parts
Arrangement for 2 pianos
Dedication Hans von Bülow
Average DurationAvg. Duration 34 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano, orchestra
InstrDetail
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons,
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, strings
External Links Tchaikovsky Research
Wikipedia article
Extra Information Version B incorporates changes made to the piano part only, while the standard version C includes a cut in the finale (see also the discussion page).
All three versions were also arranged for 2 pianos by Tchaikovsky.