Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (orchestral version)

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composition for cello and orchestra orchestral work

Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (orchestral version) is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s virtuosic set of variations for cello and orchestra, styled after 18th-century Rococo elegance and widely regarded as a cornerstone of the cello concerto repertoire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composition for cello and orchestra ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ
approximateCompositionYear 1876 ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 33 ⓘ
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
dedicatedTo Wilhelm Fitzenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ
editor Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (cello part and structure) NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre theme and variations ⓘ
hasPart theme ⓘ
variation 1 ⓘ
variation 2 ⓘ
variation 3 ⓘ
variation 4 ⓘ
variation 5 ⓘ
variation 6 ⓘ
variation 7 ⓘ
hasVersion Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (cello and piano version) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (original version) NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy 18th-century Rococo style ⓘ
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (stylistically) NERFINISHED ⓘ
key A major ⓘ
languageOfWork none (instrumental) ⓘ
movementStructure continuous single-movement work ⓘ
notableFeature classical clarity combined with Romantic expressiveness ⓘ
extensive passagework and double stops for the soloist ⓘ
frequent use of high register of the cello ⓘ
virtuosic cello writing ⓘ
numberOfVariations 7 ⓘ
orchestration brass ⓘ
other percussion (optional) ⓘ
string orchestra ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
partOfRepertoire standard cello concerto repertoire ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
premiereApproximateDate 1877 ⓘ
premiereConductor Nikolai Rubinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereLocation Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ
premierePerformer Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (cello) NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordedBy Jacqueline du Pré NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mstislav Rostropovich NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yo-Yo Ma NERFINISHED ⓘ
scoredFor cello and orchestra ⓘ
soloInstrument cello ⓘ
style Rococo ⓘ
tempoCharacter contrasting variations with lyrical and virtuosic sections ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 18–20 minutes ⓘ
typicalUse concert performance ⓘ

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Tchaikovsky orchestral repertoire → includesWork → Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (orchestral version) ⓘ