Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 (string sextet with orchestral arrangements)

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Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 is a richly melodic string sextet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, often performed both in its original chamber form and in various orchestral arrangements.

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instanceOf chamber music composition ⓘ
composition ⓘ
string sextet ⓘ
associatedPerson Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
associatedPlace Florence ⓘ
belongsToRepertoire standard chamber music repertoire ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 70 ⓘ
commissionedBy St. Petersburg Chamber Music Society ⓘ
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
dateComposed 1890 ⓘ
dateRevised 1892 ⓘ
dedicatedTo St. Petersburg Chamber Music Society ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1892 ⓘ
frequentlyPerformedAs chamber work ⓘ
orchestral arrangement ⓘ
genre chamber music ⓘ
hasOrchestralArrangement chamber orchestra arrangement ⓘ
string orchestra arrangement ⓘ
hasSubtitle String Sextet in D minor ⓘ
hasTitle Souvenir de Florence ⓘ
linked to: Memory of Florence
inspiredBy Tchaikovsky’s visit to Florence ⓘ
key D minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
movement Adagio cantabile e con moto ⓘ
Allegretto moderato ⓘ
Allegro con spirito ⓘ
Allegro vivace ⓘ
notableFeature richly melodic writing ⓘ
use of Russian folk-like themes ⓘ
virtuosic string writing ⓘ
numberOfMovements 4 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 70 ⓘ
originalInstrumentation string sextet ⓘ
placeComposed Florence ⓘ
premiereLocation St. Petersburg ⓘ
publisher Jurgenson ⓘ
scoring two cellos ⓘ
two violas ⓘ
two violins ⓘ
stylePeriod Romantic ⓘ
titleTranslation Memory of Florence ⓘ
typicalDuration about 35 minutes ⓘ
workNumber 70 ⓘ

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