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T Tchaikovsky, Pyotr 1840 - 1893 · Romantic

18 Pieces, Op.72

Op. 18 пьес ; 18 Morceaux
Romantic 69 minutes

Dedicated to Various:; Varvara Maslova (given as Mademoiselle Barbe Masloff); Pierre Moskaleff (Pyotr Moskalyov) from Odessa; (1841–1902); Anatoly Galli (Анатолий Иванович Галли) (1853–1915); Vasily Safonov; Luiza (Louise) Jurgenson (Луиза Осиповна Юргенсон) (Marie Luise Karoline, 1859—1905); Paul Pabst; Yekaterina (Catherine) Laroche (Екатерина Ивановна Синельникова-Ларош) (1820-1904); Anna Maslova; Alexander Siloti; Nadezhda ("Dina") Kondratyeva (Надежда Николаевна Кондратьева); Alеksandra Svyatlovskaya (Александра Владимировна Святловская) (1856–1923); Alina Bryullova (Алина Ивановна Мейер/Конради/Брюллова) (1849–1932); À la mémoire de W. Skliffassovsky (Vladimir Sklifosovsky, 1852-1893); Sergey Remezov (Сергей Михайлович Ремезов) (1854–??); Nikolay Lenz; Nikolay Zverev; Vasily Sapelnikov.

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Composed
1892–93
First published
1893 Moscow: P. Jurgenson. 125 pages. Plates 18970 to 19987.
Period
Romantic
Catalogue
Op.
Dedication
Various:; Varvara Maslova (given as Mademoiselle Barbe Masloff); Pierre Moskaleff (Pyotr Moskalyov) from Odessa; (1841–1902); Anatoly Galli (Анатолий Иванович Галли) (1853–1915); Vasily Safonov; Luiza (Louise) Jurgenson (Луиза Осиповна Юргенсон) (Marie Luise Karoline, 1859—1905); Paul Pabst; Yekaterina (Catherine) Laroche (Екатерина Ивановна Синельникова-Ларош) (1820-1904); Anna Maslova; Alexander Siloti; Nadezhda ("Dina") Kondratyeva (Надежда Николаевна Кондратьева); Alеksandra Svyatlovskaya (Александра Владимировна Святловская) (1856–1923); Alina Bryullova (Алина Ивановна Мейер/Конради/Брюллова) (1849–1932); À la mémoire de W. Skliffassovsky (Vladimir Sklifosovsky, 1852-1893); Sergey Remezov (Сергей Михайлович Ремезов) (1854–??); Nikolay Lenz; Nikolay Zverev; Vasily Sapelnikov
Movements
18

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18 pieces:; Impromptu. Allegro moderato e giocoso (, , 119 bars); Berceuse. Andante mosso (, , 80 bars); Tendres reproches. Allegro non tanto ed agitato (, , 129 bars); Danse caractéristique. Allegro giusto (, , 218 bars); Méditation. Andante mosso (, 85 bars); Mazurka pour danser. Tempo di Mazurka (, 192 bars); Polacca de concert. Tempo di Polacca (, 166 bars); Dialogue. Allegro moderato (, , 73 bars); Un poco di Schumann. Moderato mosso (, , 95 bars); Scherzo-fantaisie. Vivace assai (, , 313 bars); Valse-bluette. Tempo di Valse (, 162 bars); L'espiègle. Allegro moderato (, , 46 bars); Echo rustique. Allegro non troppo (, 105 bars); Chant élégiaque. Adagio (, 93 bars); Un poco di Chopin. Tempo di Mazurka (, 163 bars); Valse à cinq temps. Vivace (, 100 bars); Passé lontain. Moderato assai quasi Andante (, 78 bars); Scène dansante: Inviatation au trèpak. Allegro non tanto (, 237 bars)

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