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Tschaikowski, Peter Ilitsch
Tschaikowski, Peter Ilitsch

Swan Lake Suite, Op.20a (Simpson)

B-Note says:“The suite adapts Tchaikovsky's symphonically crafted 1875/76 ballet score into a self-contained concert work.”
Opus
op.20a
Composed
1875–1876
Duration
ca. 25 min
Publisher
Serenissima Music, Edwardsville, 2006
Instrumentation
2+1.2.2.2 / 4.2+2.3.1 / timp, 2prc, hp i
Woodwinds
Flutes2+1
Oboes2
Clarinets2
Bassoons2
Brass
Horns4
Trumpets2+2
Trombones3
Tuba1
Further timp Timpani · 2prc 2 × Percussion · hp Harp
+1 = additional player on an auxiliary instrument (e.g. piccolo, cor anglais, bass clarinet, contrabassoon)
Orchestra
Symphony orchestra
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Movements 1 through 5 are present in both the 1900 and 1954 versions of the Suite. Movements 6 through 8 were added for the 1054 version, while the last movement, which is present in the 1900 version, was omitted.

1. Scène
2. Valse
3. Danse des Cygnes
4. Pas d’action
5. Cszardas (Danse Hongroise)
6. Danse Espagnole
7. Danse Napolitaine
8. Mazurka
9. Scène et Finalea
Suite, partita Ballet Fairy Tale

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet “Swan Lake” was composed between 1875 and 1876 and today ranks among the most frequently performed and best-known works in the entire ballet repertoire. The music combines memorable melodic appeal with symphonic depth, portraying the story of the enchanted swan princess Odette in vivid musical imagery of extraordinary expressive power.

The Suite is ideally suited to concert programmes intended to appeal to a broad audience, and offers a rewarding challenge for orchestras of any size. Tchaikovsky's masterly orchestration remains fully appreciable in this arrangement, and unfolds in the concert hall the same romantic radiance that has made “Swan Lake” one of the most beloved works in classical music for generations.

„I took on the ballet Swan Lake partly because I needed the money, and partly because I had long wanted to try my hand at this kind of music.“
— Tschaikowski, Brief an seinen Bruder Modest Tschaikowski, ca. 1875, zitiert in: Alexander Poznansky, „Tchaikovsky: The Quest for the Inner Man", Schirmer Books 1991

Editions available

Item no. Description Price (incl. 7% VAT)
SER-24204.00Full score
Serenissima Music, Edwardsville, 2006 		€ 128,00
SER-24204.01Large conductor's score A3
Serenissima Music, Edwardsville, 2006 		€ 214,00
SER-24211.10Set of parts with strings 4.4.3.2.2
Serenissima Music, Edwardsville, 2006 		€ 428,00
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SER-24211.21Extra Str. Vl.1€ 12,00
SER-24211.22Extra Str. Vl.2€ 12,00
SER-24211.23Extra Str. Va.€ 12,00
SER-24211.24Extra Str. Vc.€ 12,00
SER-24211.25Extra Str. Bass€ 12,00
SER-24211.12Wind parts
Serenissima Music, Edwardsville, 2006 		€ 214,00

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