Tchaikovski, Piotr Ilitch : The Seasons, OP. 37bis

Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH / JONES NATHAN (Arr.). Tchaikovsky composed his twelve character pieces for piano, The Seasons, while he was writing his popular ballet, Swan Lake. Each piece in The Seasons depicts a different month of the year in Russia. The original publication of September: The Hunt included an epigraph at the start of the piece-a small poem by Alexander Pushkin. This energetic arrangement for symphonic band by Nathan Jones opens with an octave fanfare between the winds and brass. Tchaikovsky\'s colorful harmony speaks here, with passing chromaticism adding color to the music. The fanfare theme is transformed in the quiet central section, still shifting to the minor mode with short solo passages for flute, bassoon, trumpet, xylophone and oboe (cued in flutes). The segue back into the opening fanfare is clever, with the notes leading through several keys before concluding in the major with a short reprise of the initial theme. / Date parution : 2022-09-20/ Répertoire / Concert Band

Easiest Piano Pieces By P. I. Tchaikovsky. Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. 'My First Tchaikovsky' contains easy and intermediate level piano pieces beginning with a selection from the 'Album for the Young' Op. 39. The pieces from the cycle 'The Seasons' and '12 Pieces of medium difficulty' as well as the arrangements from the ballet 'The Nutcracker' with their more demanding piano writing are easy to master by advanced players. Ideal for teaching and playing at home. Great works for little masters!/ Répertoire / Piano

The 'Seasons' and '12 Pieces' are among the most frequently played piano works by Tchaikovsky since they are also suited for advanced piano pupils and piano lovers. Our new edition was carefully edited by renowned Tchaikovsky researchers and editors of the Complete Edition. / Partition /