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Kreutzer Sonata

Креуцер соната

Part of the first movement of the Sonata for violin with piano (Op. 47) by Ludwig van Beethoven, arranged for orchestra (1863/64).

• Arranged in 1863 or 1864 (student work).
• Scored for 2 Flutes; 2 Oboes; 2 Clarinets (A); 2 Bassoons; 4 Horns (A, E); 2 Trumpets (E); Alto Trombone; Tenor Trombone; Bass Trombone; Timpani; Violins I; Violins II; Violas; Violoncellos; Double Basses.
• Incomplete (exposition only).
• Average duration: 11m 45s.

History

Made during Tchaikovsky's years at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, evidently as a student assignment. On the manuscript score of the arrangement Herman Laroche added a note: "First Allegro from Beethoven's Sonata Op. 47 for piano with violin (known as the Kreutzer), arranged for large orchestra".

From: Музыкальное наследие Чайковского (1958), p. 495
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