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Twelve Pieces for Piano, Op. 40, No. 9: Valse

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1878

An extract from a recorded performance of a waltz from Tchaikovsky's 1878 piano piece cycle.

Tchaikovsky composed this piano piece as part of a cycle written in 1878.

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Tchaikovsky, Twelve Pieces for Piano, Op. 40, No. 9, Valse in F-sharp minor (extract, recorded performance).

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What it is

This is an extract from a recorded performance of No. 9, a waltz in F-sharp minor, from Tchaikovsky's Twelve Pieces for Piano, Op. 40, written in 1878. The recording is a later performance, not Tchaikovsky's own playing.

Why it matters

Tchaikovsky wrote many shorter piano pieces alongside his large orchestral works, showing his range as a composer for different settings, from concert halls to home performance.

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  • How does this short piano piece compare in mood to his larger orchestral works?
  • Why might a composer write both big symphonic works and small piano pieces?
  • What can a single extract tell you, and what might it leave out about the whole piece?

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