Composition: Symphony No. 5, Op. 64 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)
| Title | Symphony No. 5 |
| Creators | Pyotr Tchaikovsky (composer) |
| Opus | Op.64 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | E minor |
| Composed | 1888 |
| First published | 1888 |
| Dedication | Theodor Avé-Lallement |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 2760 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Symphonies |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andante—Allegro con anima | — | E minor | 542 |
| Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza | — | D major | 184 |
| Valse. Allegro moderato | — | A major | 266 |
| Finale. Andante maestoso—Allegro vivace | — | E major | 565 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | theater orchestra | Leopold Weninger |
| view | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | Eduard Langer |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Sergey Taneyev |
| view | Complete | piano | Henryk Pachulski |
| view | Complete | piano | Otto Singer II |
| view | Andante Cantabile (No.2) | theater orchestra | Charles J. Roberts |
| view | Andante Cantabile (No.2) | 15 recorders | David Edward Kemp |
| view | Andante Cantabile (No.2) | violin, cello and piano | William M. Felton |
| view | Andante Cantabile (No.2) | violin, cello and piano | Friedrich Spiro |
| view | Andante Cantabile (No.2) | organ | Edwin Henry Lemare |
| view | Andante Cantabile (No.2) | reed organ | — |
| view | Andante Cantabile (No.2) | piano | Richard Hoffman |
| view | Valse (No.3) | 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and tuba | Boris Korolyov |
| view | Valse (No.3) | horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba | Boris Korolyov |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1888 | 1. Andante—Allegro con anima · view 2. Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza · view 3. Valse. Allegro moderato · view 4. Finale. Andante maestoso—Allegro vivace · view |
| view | Complete | — | P. Jurgenson | 1888 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1930 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1930 | Complete Score · view 1. Andante—Allegro con anima · view 2. Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza · view 3. Valse. Allegro moderato · view 4. Finale. Andante maestoso—Allegro vivace · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | 1. Andante—Allegro con anima · view 4. Finale. Andante maestoso—Allegro vivace · view |
| view | Jurgenson edition | parts | P. Jurgenson | 1888 | Flute 1, 2, 3/Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (A) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Breitkopf edition | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2, 3/Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (A) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Breitkopf edition | parts | — | — | Trumpet 1 (B, no key signatures) · view Trumpet 1 (B) · view Trumpet 2 (B, no key signatures) · view Trumpet 2 (B) · view Trombone 1 (Bass Clef) · view Trombone 2 (Bass Clef) · view |
| view | Breitkopf edition | parts | — | — | Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view |
| view | Breitkopf edition | parts | Matthias W. Schmitt | 2021 | Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Anton J. Benjamin | 1923 | Piano-Conductor Score · view Flute/Piccolo · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1 (A) · view Clarinet 2 (A) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Trumpet 1/2 (A) · view Trombone · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
D. Rahter | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
P. Jurgenson | 1888 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
D. Rahter | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Schirmer | 1906 | Complete Score · view Color Covers · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
P. Jurgenson | 1901 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
D. Rahter | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante Cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Carl Fischer | 1912 | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Andante Cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for 15 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Andante Cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Theodore Presser | 1929 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Andante Cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante Cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Lengnick | 1910 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante Cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for reed organ | P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante Cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
D. Rather | 1894 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Valse (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and tuba |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Valse (No.3) | Arrangement for horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Complete | DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert (conductor) | — | 1. Andante—Allegro con anima · file 2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza · file 3. Valse. Allegro moderato · file 4. Finale. Andante maestoso—Allegro vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Leonard Bernstein (conductor) | — | 1. Andante—Allegro con anima · file 2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza · file 3. Valse. Allegro moderato · file 4. Finale. Andante maestoso—Allegro vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | London Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Malcolm Sargent (conductor) | — | 1. Andante—Allegro con anima · file 2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza · file 3. Valse. Allegro moderato · file 4. Finale. Andante maestoso · file 4. Finale. Allegro vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) | — | 1. Andante—Allegro con anima · file 2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza · file 3. Valse. Allegro moderato · file 4. Finale. Andante maestoso—Allegro vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra) | Yevgeny Mravinsky (conductor) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Complete | Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra) | Herbert von Karajan (conductor) | — | 1. Andante—Allegro con anima · file 2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza · file 3. Valse. Allegro moderato · file 4. Finale. Andante maestoso—Allegro vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Berliner Philharmoniker (orchestra) | Ferenc Fricsay (performer) | — | 1. Andante—Allegro con anima · file 2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza · file 3. Valse. Allegro moderato · file 4. Finale. Andante maestoso—Allegro vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Cleveland Orchestra (orchestra) | Artur Rodzinski (conductor) | — | 1. Andante—Allegro con anima · file 2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza · file 3. Valse. Allegro moderato · file 4. Finale. Andante maestoso—Allegro vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Selections (Abridged) | — | Papalin (performer) | For Recorders (Papalin) | 1. Andante—Allegro con anima · file 2. Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza · file 3. Valse. Allegro moderato · file 4. Finale. Andante maestoso—Allegro vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Selections (Abridged) | Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (orchestra) | Georg Solti (conductor) | For Recorders (Papalin) | 1. Andante—Allegro con anima · file 2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza · file 3. Valse. Allegro moderato · file 4. Finale. Andante maestoso—Allegro vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | For Recorder Orchestra (Kemp) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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