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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Orchestral Suite No. 4 Mozartiana (Tchaikovsky)

The Orchestral Suite No. 4, Mozartiana, Op. 61, is an orchestral suite by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, written in 1887 as a tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on the 100th anniversary of that composer's

Music#

This suite is scored for pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons and trumpets, four horns, timpani, cymbals, glockenspiel, harp, and strings. Mozartiana is in four movements and lasts approximately 20 minutes.

Legacy#

A number of later composers have titled pieces ending in -ana or -iana, as a way of paying tribute to other composers or performers. For a comprehensive list, see -ana. George Balanchine’s 1981 ballet Mozartiana is set to Tchaikovsky’s work.

  • “Suite No. 4”, Tchaikovsky Research
  • , Chamber Symphony of Philadelphia conducted by Anshel Brusilow
  • , Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Neville Marriner
Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky