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TH 63

Andante Cantabile

Arrangement for cello with string orchestra, B major (?1888).

• Arranged by February 1888 (from the second movement of the String Quartet No. 1).
• Scored for Violoncello solo; Violins I; VIolins II; Violas; Violncellos; Double Basses.
• First performed in Paris, 16/28 February 1888, by Anatolii Brandukov, conducted by Tchaikovsky.
• Average duration: 6m 50s.

History

See under String Quartet No. 1.