The Seasons and Other Works for Solo Piano 柴可夫斯基《季节》和其它钢琴独奏曲

While better known for his great orchestral works, Tchaikovsky composed a large
number of solo piano 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. 37his, 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; Theme original et variations, Op. 19, No. 6; the famous "Chanson triste" 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

Five early pieces
Romanec
Valse-scherzo·Waltaz-scherzo
Capriccion
Polka de salon
Nocturne
From Twelve Pieces
No. 2. Chanson triste · Sad song
6. Chant sans paroles · Sono without words
9. Valse · Waltz
10. Danse russe · Russian dance
Valse sentimentale · Sentimental waltz
Doumka (Scene rustique russe) · Dumka (Russian village scene1
From Eighteen Characteristic Pieces
No. 1. Impromptu
2. Berceuse · Lullaby
3. Tendres reproches · Gentle reproaches
4. Danse caracteristique · Characteristic dance
8. Dialogue
9. Un poco di Schumann · A bit of Schumann
12. L'espiSgle · The rascal
13. Echo rustique · Countryside echo
15. Un poco di Chopin · A bit of Ckopin
16. Valse · cinq temps · Waltz infive-beat time
Album for the Young (after Schumann)
[Restored to Tckaikovsky's original sequence]
No. 1. PriSre de matin · Morning prayer
2. Le matin en hiver · Winter morning
3. Maman · Mama
4. Le petit cavalier · The little horseman
5. Marches des soldats de bois · Marches of the wooden soldiers
6. La nouvelle poupee · The new doll
7. La poupde malade · The sick doll
8. Enterrement de la poupde · The
9. Valse · Waltz
10. Polka
11. Mazurka
12. Chanson russe · Russian song
13. Le paysan prdlude · The peasant plays an introduction
14. Chanson populaire (Kamarinskaya) · Folk Song
15. Chanson italienne · Italian song
16. Mdlodie antique franqaise · Old French melody
17. Chanson allemande · German song
18. Chanson napolitaine · Neapolitan song
19. Conte de la vieille bonne · The old maid-servant's tale
20. La sorci·re (Baba-Yaga) · The witch
21. Douce reverie · Sweet reverie
22. Chant de l'alouette · Song of the lark
23. A l'dglise · In church
24. L'orgue de barbaric · The hurdy-gurdy
The Seasons (Op. 37his)
Note and epigraphs
1. Janvier: 'Au coin du feu" "January: "By thefiresicle"
2. Fdvrier: "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. Aofit: "La moisson" · August: "The harvest"
9. Septembre: "La chasse" · September: "The hunt"
10. Octobrc: "Chant d'automne" · October: '2tutumn sot
11. Novembre: "En troika" · November: "In the troika"
12. Decembre: "Noel" · December: "Christmas"