THE SEASONS AND OTHER WORKS FOR SOLO PIANOBY: PETER ILYITCH TCHAIKOVSKYPAGES: 208PUBLISHER: DOVER PUBLICATIONSSERIES: DOVER CLASSICAL PIANO MUSICPUBLICATION DATE: 29TH MAY 1996FORMAT: PAPERBACKDESCRIPTION:-WHILE BETTER KNOWN FOR HIS GREAT ORCHESTRAL WORKS, TCHAIKOVSKY COMPOSED A LARGE NUMBER OF SOLO PIECES THAT ARE LOVED AND PLAYED BY PIANISTS THE WORLD OVER. THIS NEW COLLECTION, BRINGING TOGETHER THE BEST AND MOST POPULAR OF THESE COMPOSITIONS, IS THE FINEST SINGLE-VOLUME EDITION OF TCHAIKOVSKY`S SOLO PIANO MUSIC NOW AVAILABLE.-FEATURED IN THIS VOLUME ARE TWO PARTICULARLY WELL-KNOWN WORKS: THE SEASONS, OP. 37BIS, A SUITE OF 12 PIECES, EACH BEARING THE NAME — AND CAPTURING THE SPIRIT — OF ONE OF THE MONTHS, AND ALBUM FOR THE YOUNG, OP. 39, A SET OF 24 EASY PIECES POPULAR WITH PIANISTS OF ALL LEVELS FOR THEIR CHARM AND LYRIC GRACE. ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS EDITION ARE FIVE EARLY PIECES: THÈME ORIGINAL ET VARIATIONS, OP. 19, NO. 6; THE FAMOUS "CHANSON TRISTS" AND THREE OTHER PIECES FROM OP. 40; VALSE SENTIMENTALE, OP. 51, NO. 6; DOUMKA, OP. 59; AND TEN FAVORITE EXCERPTS FROM EIGHTEEN CHARACTERISTIC PIECES, OP. 72.DOVER ORIGINAL.AUTHOR:-PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893) RANKS AMONG THE MOST BELOVED OF RUSSIAN COMPOSERS. THANKS TO HIS TECHNICAL SKILL AND STRICT WORK HABITS, HIS WIDE-RANGING OUTPUT INCLUDES SYMPHONIES, OPERAS, BALLETS, INSTRUMENTAL AND CHAMBER MUSIC, AND SONGS.CONTENTS:FIVE EARLY PIECESROMANCE (OP. 5)VALSE-SCHERZO ? WALTZ-SCHERZO (OP. 7)CAPRICCIO (OP. 8)"POLKA DE SALON (OP. 9, NO. 2)""NOCTURNE (OP. 10, NO. 1)""THÈME ORIGINAL ET VARIATIONS ? ORIGINAL THEME AND VARIATIONS (OP. 19, NO. 6)"FROM TWELVE PIECES (OP. 40)NO. 2 CHANSON TRISTE ? SAD SONG6. CHANT SANS PAROLES ? SONG WITHOUT WORDS9. VALSE ? WALTZ10. DANSE RUSSE ? RUSSIAN DANCE"VALSE SENTIMENTALE ? SENTIMENTAL WALTZ (OP. 51, NO. 6)"DOUMKA (SCÈNE RUSTIQUE RUSSE) ? DUMKA (RUSSIAN VILLAGE SCENE) (OP. 59)FROM EIGHTEEN CHARACTERISTIC PIECES (OP. 72)NO. 1 IMPROMPTU2. BERCEUSE ? LULLABY3. TENDRES REPROCHES ? GENTLE REPROACHES4. DANSE CARACTÉRISTIQUE ? CHARACTERISTIC DANCE8. DIALOGUE9. UN POCO DI SCHUMANN ? A BIT OF SCHUMANN12. L`ESPIÈGLE ? THE RASCAL13. ECHO RUSTIQUE ? COUNTRYSIDE ECHO15. UN POCO DI CHOPIN ? A BIT OF CHOPIN16. VALSE À CINQ TEMPS ? WALTZ IN FIVE-BEAT TIMEALBUM FOR THE YOUNG (AFTER SCHUMANN) (OP. 39) [RESTORED TO TCHAIKOVSKY`S ORIGINAL SEQUENCE]NOTENO. 1. PRIÈRE DE MATIN ? MORNING PRAYER2. LE MATIN EN HIVER ? WINTER MORNING3. MAMAN ? MAMA4. LE PETIT CAVALIER ? THE LITTLE HORSEMAN5. MARCHES DES SOLDATS DE BOIS ? MARCHES OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS6. LA NOUVELLE POUPÉE ? THE NEW DOLL7. LA POUPÉE MALADE ? THE SICK DOLL8. ENTERREMENT DE LA POUPÉE ? THE DOLL`S BURIAL9. VALSE ? WALTZ10. POLKA11. MAZURKA12. CHANSON RUSSE ? RUSSIAN SONG13. LE PAYSAN PRÉLUDE ? THE PEASANT PLAYS AN INTRODUCTION14. CHANSON POPULAIRE (KAMARINSKAYA) ? FOLK SONG15. CHANSON INTALIENNE ? ITALIAN SONG16. MÉLODIE ANTIQUE FRANÇAISE ? OLD FRENCH MELODY17. CHANSON ALLEMANDE ? GERMAN SONG18. CHANSON NAPOLITAINE ? NEAPOLITAN SONG19. CONTE DE LA VIEILLE BONNE ? THE OLD MAID-SERVANT`S TALE20. LA SORCIÉRE (BABA-YAGA) ? THE WITCH21. DOUCE RÊVERIE ? SWEET REVERIE22. CHANT DE L`ALOUETTE ?SONG OF THE LARK23. A L`ÉGLISE ? IN CHURCH24. L`ORGUE DE BARBARIE ? THE HURDY-GURDYTHE SEASONS (OP. 37BIS)NOTE AND EPIGRAPHS1. "JANVIER: "AU COIN DU FEU" ? JANUARY "BY THE FIRESIDE"2. "FÉVRIER: "CARNAVAL" ? FEBRUARY: "CARNIVAL"3. "MARS: "CHANT DE L`ALOUETTE" ? MARCH "SONG OF THE LARK"4. "AVRIL: "PERCE-NEIGE" ? APRIL: "SNOWDROP"5. "MAI: "LES NUITS DE MAI" ? MAY: "MAY NIGHTS" ["WHITE NIGHTS"]"6. "JUIN: "BARCAROLLE" ? JUNE: "BARCAROLLE"7. "JUILLET: "CHANT DU FAUCHEUR" ? JULY: "THE REAPER`S SONG"8. "AOÛT: "LA MOISSON" ? AUGUST: "THE HARVEST"9. "SEPTEMBRE: "LA CHASSE" ? SEPTEMBER: "THE HUNT"10. "OCTOBRE: "CHANT D`AUTOMNE" ? OCTOBER: "AUTUMN SONG"11. "NOVEMBRE: "EN TROÏKA" ? NOVEMBER: "IN THE TROIKA"12. "DECEMBRE: "NOËL" ? DECEMBER: "CHRISTMAS"-NOTA: SI BUSCA ALGUNA PARTITURA O MÉTODO, ENVÍENOS UN MENSAJE Y CON GUSTO ATENDEREMOS SU COMENTARIO, SOMOS ESPECIALISTAS EN MÚSICA IMPRESA, SI REQUIERE FACTURA FAVOR DE SOLICITARLA AL MOMENTO DE SU COMPRA.