String Quartet No.1, Op.11 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

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Performer Pages Borromeo String Quartet (String Quartet)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion ad lib. (De Bra)

Publisher Info. Paul De Bra, 2021.
Performers Professor P (Paul De Bra playing 4 different accordions and bass accordion)
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Naxos

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Scores

Editor Anatoly Aleksandrov (1888–1982)
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works (Полное собрание сочинений), vol.31
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1955. Plate M. 24691 Г.
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Editor Anatoly Aleksandrov (1888–1982)
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works (Полное собрание сочинений), vol.31 (pp.25-60)
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1955. Plate M. 24691 Г.
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Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 1994.
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Parts

4 more: Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola • Cello

Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzyka, n.d.[1982]. Plate 11667.
Reprinted London: Merton Music, No.4896, n.d.[1996-2010].
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4 more: Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola • Cello

Editor Nouvelle édition
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d. Plate 14898.
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4 more: Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola • Cello

Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Robert Forberg, n.d.[1876]. Plate 2080.
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Editor Anatoly Aleksandrov (1888–1982)
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works (Полное собрание сочинений), vol.31
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1955. Plate M. 24691 Г.
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Andante Cantabile (No.2)

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Editor Simon Ansell
Publisher. Info. Simon Ansell, 2021.
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Misc. Notes Andante Cantabile - Reduction of Cello Part
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piano 4 Hands (Hubert)
Arranger Aleksandra Hubert (1850–1937)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d. Plate 2954.
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Andante cantabile (No.2)

For Theatre Orchestra (Katzman)
Arranger Louis Katzman (1890–1943)
Publisher. Info. New York: Broadcast Music Inc., 1940.
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Misc. Notes See discussion for orchestration.
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For Cello and Strings
Arranger Composer
Editor Viktor Kubatsky (1891–1970)
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works (Полное собрание сочинений), vol.30B
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1956. Plate M. 25739 Г.
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Misc. Notes Scored for Cello solo + Violins I, II, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses
Transposed to B major
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4 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Munchen-Grafelfing: Verlag Walter Wollenweber, n.d.(ca.1971).
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For 5 Instruments (Dich)
Arranger Arne Dich
Publisher. Info. Denmark: dichmusik.dk
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Misc. Notes Possible instrumentation
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For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion ad lib. (De Bra)
Arranger Paul De Bra (b. 1959)
Publisher. Info. Paul De Bra, 2021.
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Misc. Notes Everything from the original is in the 4 Accordion parts. The bass part is an optional addition (that gives a bit more depth).
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For 4 Saxophones (Fusik)

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Arranger James P Fusik
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For Cornet, Tenor Horn, Baritone and Euphonium (Tengelsen)

4 more: Baritone • Euphonium • Tenor Horn • Cornet

Arranger Thomas Tengelsen
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Misc. Notes Brass quartet arrangement of Andante Cantabile.
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For 4 Cellos (Mandozzi)

4 more: Cello 1 • Cello 2 • Cello 3 • Cello 4

Arranger Orfeo Mandozzi (b. 1968)
Publisher. Info. Orfeo Mandozzi, 2022.
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Misc. Notes Short version in B Major
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For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)
Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
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For Violin, Cello and Piano (Riesenfeld)
Arranger Hugo Riesenfeld (1879–1939)
Publisher. Info. New York: T.B. Harms, 1913.
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For Flute and Piano (Mächtle)
Arranger A. Mächtle
Publisher. Info. Heilbron a/N.: C.F. Schmidt, n.d. Plate 856.860.
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Misc. Notes *Violin and Piano score.
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For Violin and Piano (Auer)
For Violin and Piano (Kreisler)
Arranger Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962)
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, 1925.
Reprinted Mainz: Schott & Co., 1953. Plate BSS 31 517.
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For Violin and Piano (Laub)
Arranger Ferdinand Laub (1832–1875)
Editor Otto Karl Schill (1863–1959)
Publisher. Info. New York: Schirmer, 1908. Plate 19155.
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For Viola and Piano (Schulz)
Arranger Leo Schulz (1865–1944)
Editor Istvan Szabo
Publisher. Info. Elaine Fine
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Misc. Notes This is to be used with the piano part of the Leo Schultz's transcription for cello and piano below
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For Cello and Piano (Fitzenhagen)
Arranger Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (1848–1890)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d. Plate 1902.T.359.
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Misc. Notes Transposed to B major
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For Cello and Piano (Schulz)
Arranger Leo Schulz (1865–1944)
Publisher. Info. New York: Schirmer, 1910. Plate 21887.
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Transposed to C major
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For Double Bass and Piano (Rambousek)
For Organ (Rogers)
Arranger James Hotchkiss Rogers (1857–1940)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1905. Plate 17520.
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For Organ (Silver)
Arranger Alfred Jethro Silver (1870–1935)
Publisher. Info. London: Alfred Lengnick & Co., 1910. Plate A. L. & Co. 935.
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For Piano (Klindworth)
Arranger Karl Klindworth (1830–1916)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(ca.1873). Plate 1903.
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Scherzo (No.3)

For Viola and Piano (Scabo)
Arranger Istvan Scabo
Publisher. Info. Elaine Fine
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For Organ (Silver)
Arranger Alfred Jethro Silver (1870–1935)
Publisher. Info. London: Alfred Lengnick & Co., 1910. Plate A. L. & Co. 935.
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Braille Scores

Andante cantabile (No.2)

For Violin and Piano (Kreisler)

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Arranger Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962)
Editor Hu Haipeng (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. Hu Haipeng, 2019.
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General Information

Work Title String Quartet No.1
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Quarteto de cordas n.º 1; 弦楽四重奏曲第1番; Струнный квартет № 1; Quatuor à cordes n° 1 de Tchaïkovski; String Quartet No. 1; [3 more...]1. Streichquartett; Cvartet de coarde nr. 1; Quartetto per archi n. 1 (Čajkovskij)
Name Aliases Quarteto de cordas No. 1; Quatuor À Cordes N°1; Quatuor a cordes no 1 de Tchaikovski; Quatuor à cordes n° 1; Quatuor à cordes n°1 de Tchaïkovski; [2 more...]Quatuor a cordes n° 1 de Tchaikovski; String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11
Authorities Wikipedia; BNF: 139101536
Composer Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.11 ; TH 111
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IPT 118
Key D major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Moderato e simplice (D major, 183 bars)
  2. Andante cantabile (B major, 184 bars)
  3. Scherzo. Allegro non tanto e con fuoco (D minor, 156 bars)
  4. Finale. Allegro giusto (D major, 432 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1871
First Performance. 1872-03-28 in Moscow, Assembly of the Nobility
Ferdinand Laub (violin 1), Jan Hřímalý* (violin 2),
Ludwig Minkus* (viola), Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (cello).

1888-03-04 in Paris, Châtelet — Andante cantabile, arranged for cello and strings.

Anatoly Brandukov (cello), Colonne Orchestra, Pyotr Tchaikovsky (conductor)
First Publication. 1872 – Moscow: P. Jurgenson
Score, 10 pages. Plate 1900a.
Parts. 4 parts. Plate 1900b.

1956 – Moscow: Muzgiz. Andante cantabile, arr. cello and strings

(in Complete Collected Works), vol.30Б, pp.71–79). Plate M. 25739 Г.
Dedication Sergey Rachinsky (1836–1902)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 29 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
Discography MusicBrainz
All Music Guide
External Links Tchaikovsky Research
Wikipedia article
Extra Information *Some sources say Ludwig Minkus played 2nd violin and Pryanishnikov played viola at the premiere. The Andante cantabile was arranged for cello and string orchestra by Tchaikovsky, 1888.