Famous Tchaikovsky Piano Pieces

[scherzo123]

Does anybody know any famous Tchaikovsky piano pieces?

[pianoman53]

Dumka is one I can think of right now... Both youtube and spotify would help, I think..

[williampiano]

The Seasons op. 37

[49410enrique]

do transcriptions count? i love many of his piano works (which have been discussed times before in previous threads dedicated to talking about his piano works). but as of late i'm really geeking out listening to many of the transcriptions for solo piano of his orchestral works

[redbaron]

The Sonatas in G and C sharp minor

[49410enrique]

the piano trio op 50 in a minor is pretty epic and super well known relative to some of his other works involving piano

[scherzo123]

do transcriptions count?

Yes 

[49410enrique]

Yes 

oh man then so many, but this one is one of my favorite Tchiakovsky transcriptions as of late
Tchaikovsky Pabst- Paraphrase on the "Sleeping Beauty"

the Pletnev concert suite from the Nutcracker is a masterpiece too!

some others i'll post on a bit later i must be off for a little while.

[scherzo123]

oh man then so many, but this one is one of my favorite Tchiakovsky transcriptions as of late
Tchaikovsky Pabst- Paraphrase on the "Sleeping Beauty"

the Pletnev concert suite from the Nutcracker is a masterpiece too!

some others i'll post on a bit later i must be off for a little while.

Thank you! Is the Romance Op.5 popular?

[scherzo123]

The Sonatas in G and C sharp minor

Which one do you like better? 

[j_menz]

Thank you! Is the Romance Op.5 popular?

It's my pick from what I regard as a rather poor lot. Much as I like Tschaikovsky generally, his solo piano works have generally left me somewhat cold.  Odd nice moment here and there, but not his best medium generally.

I've got some (anonymous, as far as I can tell) transcriptions of his Symphonies (4-6) which are very nice, and the Pletnev suite enrique mentioned is a real gem. Hadn't5 heard the Pabst paraphrase before, but off to download it now....

[49410enrique]

It's my pick from what I regard as a rather poor lot. Much as I like Tschaikovsky generally, his solo piano works have generally left me somewhat cold.  Odd nice moment here and there, but not his best medium generally.

I've got some (anonymous, as far as I can tell) transcriptions of his Symphonies (4-6) which are very nice, and the Pletnev suite enrique mentioned is a real gem. Hadn't heard the Pabst paraphrase before, but off to download it now....

hmm tried to post and lost the whole thing. will try to just repost the videos, sans opinions and commentary but i had talked about these blasted links before the board acted up on me and wiped out my reply

1. the piano transcription of this symphony movement is one of my favroite!
Tchaikovsky - 5th Symphony, Op. 64 - 2nd movement - Andante Cantabile-i may the the arranger in my listing, i will double check and get back to you!


2. Percy Grainger solo  [abridged] of the first concerto

3 super interesting one of the finer modern iterations of his work i think, almost jazzically nods to kapustin in spots while unmistakeably lyrical. imposing. uber difficult
Rosenblatt Fantasie on Swan Lake

4.Pabst did a super nice job with Eugene Onegin

but i have the Hough version that based on my inital glance at the score i think i'll like better, he essentially produced a paraphrase on a paraphrase and it looks super nice, i have not yet purchased the recoriding though
https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dw.asp?dc=W7743_GBAJY9904320&vw=dc

5. I'm working on the grainger paraphrase on the flower waltz, it is on assignment to me from my teacher and due in december (man i'm already freaking out)! which i know will be lots of fun once the frustration of battling thorugh learning the blasted thing passes (super hard chromatic intro , etc).

[j_menz]

Picked up the Pabst Eugene Onegin one whilst I was getting the Swan Lake one, also his Pique Dame one.

Never been much of a fan of Percy Grainger myself, but I'll give it a listen through. Opinion based pretty much solely on country gardens, so may be unfair.  Only thing I like about that is the crescendo at the end (ff>fff>ffff>fffff>ffffff>"lots").

[49410enrique]

Picked up the Pabst Eugene Onegin one whilst I was getting the Swan Lake one, also his Pique Dame one.

Never been much of a fan of Percy Grainger myself, but I'll give it a listen through. Opinion based pretty much solely on country gardens, so may be unfair.  Only thing I like about that is the crescendo at the end (ff>fff>ffff>fffff>ffffff>"lots").

i think pabst was probably at his best transcribing, except for his concerto, which i really like and is a more than fine effort to a great result.

love how specific grainer is in scores, plain english tells you exactly what to do where, how, etc. maybe it stemmed from his kinky sexual deviant side, i.e telling said other persion what to do where, how, etc.  

warning be careful when researching him, if you don't search 'just right' (as i learned when looking for program notes materials) you will get some appauling nudie pictures of him! OMG my eyes my eyes! things you can not 'unsee'!

PS if you ever come across confirmation on pabst as to whether it is pavel or paul, i'd love to know. it has me confused to no end! which is it? i tend to see it almost 50/50 sometimes.i'mjust going to start abbreviating P. or copy paste they cyrilic.

[j_menz]

PS if you ever come across confirmation on pabst as to whether it is pavel or paul, i'd love to know. it has me confused to no end! which is it? i tend to see it almost 50/50 sometimes.i'mjust going to start abbreviating P. or copy paste they cyrilic.

I thought Pavel was the same as Paul, Pavel being a striaght transliteration and Paul being a "translation".  Like Pyotr being the same as Peter for the thread subject.

Odd chap, our Percy. In oh so many ways.

[49410enrique]

I thought Pavel was the same as Paul, Pavel being a striaght transliteration and Paul being a "translation".  Like Pyotr being the same as Peter for the thread subject.
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well that explains a lot. i had wondered about dear pete too!

[j_menz]

well that explains a lot. i had wondered about dear pete too!

LOL, don't go into diminutive forms, the Russians have their own set.

Pavel > Pasha

Pyotr > Petya

My own name goes to Ivan in Russian, with Vanya as the diminutive.

No idea what the russian diminutive form of Enrique is - I believe it's cognate in English is Henry, and Genrikh in Russian.

[haydnseeker]

Humoresque, Op. 10 No. 2.

Nice encore piece.  Rachmaninov recorded it.  Used extensively by Stravinsky in The Fairy's Kiss.

Why hasn't user opus10no2 replied?