String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)
| Title | String Quartet No. 1 |
| Creators | Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composer |
| Opus | Op.11 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1871 |
| First published | 1872 |
| Dedication | Sergey Rachinsky |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1740 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moderato e simplice | — | D major | 183 |
| Andante cantabile | — | B flat major | 184 |
| Scherzo. Allegro non tanto e con fuoco | — | D minor | 156 |
| Finale. Allegro giusto | — | D major | 432 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | Aleksandra Hubert |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | cello and strings | — |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | theater orchestra | Louis Katzman |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | — | Arne Dich |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | — | Paul De Bra |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | 4 saxophones | James P Fusik |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | — | Thomas Tengelsen |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | 4 cellos | Orfeo Mandozzi |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | flute and piano | — |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | violin and piano | Leopold Auer |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | violin and piano | Ferdinand Laub |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | viola and piano | Leo Schulz |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | cello and piano | Wilhelm Fitzenhagen |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | cello and piano | Leo Schulz |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | double bass and piano | Joseph Ramboušek |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | organ | James Hotchkiss Rogers |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | organ | Alfred Jethro Silver |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | piano | Karl Klindworth |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | piano | — |
| View | Scherzo (No.3) | viola and piano | Istvan Scabo |
| View | Scherzo (No.3) | organ | Alfred Jethro Silver |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Parts Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| View | Complete | — | Robert Forberg | 1876 | Complete Parts Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| View | Complete | — | Muzgiz | 1982 | Complete Parts Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| View | Andante Cantabile (No.2) | — | Simon Ansell | 2021 | Double Bass Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for cello and strings | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Broadcast Music Inc. | — | Condensed Score and Parts |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement |
— | — | Complete Score Complete Parts |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement |
Paul De Bra | 2021 | Complete Score Complete Parts Source Files (MuseScore) |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for 4 saxophones |
— | — | Complete Score Soprano Saxophone (B) Alto Saxophone (E) Tenor Saxophone (B) Baritone Saxophone (E) |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement |
— | — | Complete Score Baritone Euphonium Tenor Horn Cornet |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for 4 cellos |
Orfeo Mandozzi | 2022 | Complete Score ( B major ) Cello 1 Cello 2 Cello 3 Cello 4 |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for flute and piano | C.F. Schmidt | — | Complete Score* and Flute Part |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Carl Fischer | — | Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schirmer | 1908 | Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for viola and piano |
— | — | Viola Part (Alternate) |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score and Cello Part |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Schirmer | 1910 | Complete Score Cello Part |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for double bass and piano |
P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score Bass Part Color Cover |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Schirmer | 1905 | Complete Score |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Lengnick | 1910 | Complete Score |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score |
| View | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Scherzo (No.3) | Arrangement for viola and piano |
— | — | Viola Part |
| View | Scherzo (No.3) | Arrangement for organ |
Lengnick | 1910 | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Borromeo String Quartet, string quartet | — | Complete Performance |
| View | Professor P, performer | For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion ''ad lib.'' (De Bra) | 2. Andante Cantabile 2. Andante Cantabile (with Bass Accordion) |
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