Composition: 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 |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Parts · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | — | Robert Forberg | 1876 | Complete Parts · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | — | Muzgiz | 1982 | Complete Parts · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Andante Cantabile (No.2) | — | Simon Ansell | 2021 | Double Bass Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for cello and strings | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Broadcast Music Inc. | — | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement |
Paul De Bra | 2021 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Source Files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for 4 saxophones |
— | — | Complete Score · view Soprano Saxophone (B) · view Alto Saxophone (E) · view Tenor Saxophone (B) · view Baritone Saxophone (E) · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement |
— | — | Complete Score · view Baritone · view Euphonium · view Tenor Horn · view Cornet · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for 4 cellos |
Orfeo Mandozzi | 2022 | Complete Score ( B major ) · view Cello 1 · view Cello 2 · view Cello 3 · view Cello 4 · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for flute and piano | C.F. Schmidt | — | Complete Score* and Flute Part · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Carl Fischer | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schirmer | 1908 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for viola and piano |
— | — | Viola Part (Alternate) · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Schirmer | 1910 | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for double bass and piano |
P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view Bass Part · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Schirmer | 1905 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Lengnick | 1910 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Scherzo (No.3) | Arrangement for viola and piano |
— | — | Viola Part · view |
| view | Scherzo (No.3) | Arrangement for organ |
Lengnick | 1910 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Borromeo String Quartet (string quartet) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Professor P (performer) | For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion ''ad lib.'' (De Bra) | 2. Andante Cantabile · file 2. Andante Cantabile (with Bass Accordion) · file |
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