For string orchestra.

Composition date: 1880.

Movements:
1. Pezzo in forma di sonatina . Andante non troppo—Allegro moderato (C major)
2. Valse . Moderato. Tempo di Valse (G major)
3. Elegia .... Read more

For string orchestra.

Composition date: 1880.

Movements:
1. Pezzo in forma di sonatina . Andante non troppo—Allegro moderato (C major)
2. Valse . Moderato. Tempo di Valse (G major)
3. Elegia . Larghetto elegiaco (D major)
4. Finale (Tema russo) . Andante—Allegro con spirito (C major)

For string orchestra; the sonatina-style opening returns at the end of the finale. Dedicated to Karl Albrecht. In a letter to Nadezhda von Meck, Tchaikovsky associated the first movement with his admiration for Mozart.

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