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Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich
1840-1893
(b nr Votkinsk, north-eastern Russia, 25 April/7 May 1840; d St Petersburg, 25 Oct/6 Nov 1893). Russian
Valse-scherzo, op.34, TH 58 <1877>
solo violin
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Most soloists favor a cut version that is about 6' in duration. This shortened version is believed to have been established by the Russian virtuoso Vasily Bezekirsky (1835-1919), and published by Jurgenson and various successor firms (Muzyka, Kompozitor); the well-known edition of this work by Josef Gingold (published by International) is identical in this respect.
That Bezekirsky shortened version requires not only a number of cuts in the orchestral parts, but also the addition of 5 extra bars of music inserted just before the cadenza. New orchestra materials from LarkFrost (ed. Jo Nardolillo) are correct for this shortened version, plus they also permit as an alternative the performance of the complete original. (Other editions, such as Jurgenson, Kalmus, or Luck's, give the complete original text only, and would require significant editing to be usable with the shortened version.)
Another well-known edition by Theodore Spiering, while including embellishment of the solo part, fits perfectly with the complete original orchestration.
That Bezekirsky shortened version requires not only a number of cuts in the orchestral parts, but also the addition of 5 extra bars of music inserted just before the cadenza. New orchestra materials from LarkFrost (ed. Jo Nardolillo) are correct for this shortened version, plus they also permit as an alternative the performance of the complete original. (Other editions, such as Jurgenson, Kalmus, or Luck's, give the complete original text only, and would require significant editing to be usable with the shortened version.)
Another well-known edition by Theodore Spiering, while including embellishment of the solo part, fits perfectly with the complete original orchestration.