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Aveu passionné
Страстное признание
(?1891).
| Catalogue References | TH 148 ; ČW 185 (as "Passionate Confession") |
|---|---|
| Date | (?) 1891 (arranged from the central episode from the symphonic ballad The Voevoda, Op. 78) |
| Key | E minor |
| Tempo/Section Listing | Moderato mosso, molto rubato (E minor, 64 bars) |
| Instrumentation | Piano (solo) |
| Autograph Location | Washington D.C., Library of Congress, Music Division |
| First Publication | Moscow; Leningrad: Muzgiz, 1949 |
| Average Duration | 3 minutes |
| External Links | IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library
 (downloadable score) |
History
There is no surviving information on the origin of this piece, which is largely a transcription of the central section of the symphonic ballad The Voevoda, and therefore probably made soon after Tchaikovsky withdrew that work, following its premiere in November 1891. It was published for the first time in 1949.
From: The Tchaikovsky Handbook, vol. 1 (2002), p.
334
Copyright © 2002 Alexander Poznansky and Brett Langston