- Arensky’s Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky is a work for string orchestra written in 1894. There are nine sections total – the theme, followed by seven variations, and finishing with a coda.
- The theme, as noted in a title, is from Tchaikovsky‘s 16 Songs for Children, Op. 54, specifically song no. 5 – “Legend: Christ in his Garden.”
- Arensky wrote the piece as a tribute to Tchaikovsky, who had just passed away the previous year.1
Sources
- “Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Op.35a (Arensky, Anton),” IMSLP, accessed August 15, 2024, https://imslp.org/wiki/Variations_on_a_Theme_of_Tchaikovsky,_Op.35a_(Arensky,_Anton).
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