Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

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Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 is a Romantic-era concerto renowned for its powerful opening chords, lyrical themes, and virtuosic piano writing, and is one of Tchaikovsky’s most frequently performed works.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concerto ⓘ
piano concerto ⓘ
approximateDuration 30–35 minutes ⓘ
belongsToRepertoire standard piano concerto repertoire ⓘ
catalogCode TH 55 ⓘ
closingSectionCharacter brilliant and triumphant ⓘ
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
countryOfPremiere United States ⓘ
dateOfPremiere 1875-10-25 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Hans von Bülow ⓘ
frequentlyRecordedBy leading concert pianists ⓘ
genre Romantic music ⓘ
hasCadenza yes ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn standard Romantic concerto repertoire ⓘ
hasKeySignature five flats ⓘ
isAmong Tchaikovsky’s most frequently performed works ⓘ
key B-flat minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle Russian ⓘ
movement Allegro con fuoco ⓘ
Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito ⓘ
Andantino semplice – Prestissimo – Tempo I ⓘ
notableFeature lyrical themes ⓘ
powerful opening chords for solo piano over orchestral accompaniment ⓘ
virtuosic piano writing ⓘ
numberOfMovements 3 ⓘ
openingThemeBasedOn Ukrainian folk-like melody ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 23 ⓘ
originalDedicatee Nikolai Rubinstein ⓘ
originalLanguageTitle Концерт для фортепиано с оркестром № 1 си-бемоль минор, соч. 23 ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
placeOfPremiere Boston ⓘ
popularTitle Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 ⓘ
premiereConductor Benjamin Johnson Lang ⓘ
premiereOrchestra Boston Symphony-like local orchestra (Boston, 1875) ⓘ
premierePerformer Hans von Bülow ⓘ
publisher Jurgenson ⓘ
revisedInYear 1879 ⓘ
1888 ⓘ
scoredFor orchestra ⓘ
solo piano ⓘ
style Romantic ⓘ
usesDanceElement scherzo-like middle section in second movement ⓘ
usesForm sonata-allegro form in first movement ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput first piano concerto by Tchaikovsky ⓘ
workOf Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
yearOfCompletion 1875 ⓘ
yearOfComposition 1874 ⓘ

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky → notableWork → Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 ⓘ
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 → popularTitle → Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 ⓘ
linked to: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 → originalLanguageTitle → Концерт для фортепиано с оркестром № 1 си-бемоль минор, соч. 23 ⓘ
linked to: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Tchaikovsky orchestral repertoire → includesWork → Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 (as orchestral concert piece) ⓘ
linked to: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Piano Concerto → hasNotableWorkExample → Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 (Tchaikovsky) ⓘ
linked to: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Shura Cherkassky → notableRecording → Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 ⓘ
linked to: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
TH 55 → catalogues → Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 ⓘ
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. posth. → relatedWork → Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 ⓘ