IDAGIO | Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty; Children's Album; Piano Sonata, Op. 80; Theme and Variations, Op. 19/6 00028948674770

Featuring

Daniil Trifonov
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Composition History

Tchaikovsky's Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 80, was composed in 1865 during his final year at the Conservatory in St. Petersburg.

Notable Performances

The "Thème original et variations," Op. 19 No. 6, was popularized as an independent work by German pianist and conductor Hans von Bülow, who performed it in London in 1874.

Compositional Technique

Mikhail Pletnev, a pianist and composer, created a Concert Suite from Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Sleeping Beauty" that re-imagines the orchestral material for solo piano, rather than simply reducing it.

Performer Biography

Mikhail Pletnev, whose Concert Suite from "The Sleeping Beauty" is featured, won First Prize and the Gold Medal at the Sixth International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1978.

Performer Biography

Daniil Trifonov, the pianist on this album, won the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011 at the age of 20.

Composer Biography

Tchaikovsky's first attempt at composition was an 1844 song titled "Our Mama in Petersburg," a collaboration with his three-year-old sister Aleksandra.

Composition History

Tchaikovsky's Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 80, was not published during his lifetime; his brother Modest and publisher Jurgenson made it public in 1900.