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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
Variations on a Rococo Theme, op.33, TH 57 (Fitzenhagen
version) <1876>
version) <1876>
solo violoncello
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Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (1848-1890), the celebrated cellist to whom the work is dedicated, reordered most of the variations and recomposed a few passages. This is the version most commonly known and performed.
No rehearsal numbers or letters in the score or parts.
To distinguish the versions, check the length of the statement of the theme: Original — 24 bars; Fitzenhagen — 40 bars (8 bars repeated, 8 more bars repeated, 8 bar bridge to the next variation).
No rehearsal numbers or letters in the score or parts.
To distinguish the versions, check the length of the statement of the theme: Original — 24 bars; Fitzenhagen — 40 bars (8 bars repeated, 8 more bars repeated, 8 bar bridge to the next variation).