Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major, Op. 33 / TH 57 (Fitzenhagen version)
This guide follows Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major, Op. 33 / TH 57 (Fitzenhagen version) (1877) in one part.
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Follow all 9 sections as they play
0:23–18:39
A short orchestral leads to the cello's graceful . Variations I and II keep the 's , the second with and orchestra conversing. III is a calm C major , and IV, an , ends on a long . In V a flute takes the before the cello's . VI is in D minor, the only minor one. VII is a fast with constant 32nd notes, and the ends in A major.
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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