No. 10. A piquant, spicy valse, strongly rhythmic. Forty-eight bars.
1892-1893
1. Military march. Dedicated to the 98th Infantry Regiment.
Tchaikovsky’s cousin, Andrew Petrovich Tchaikovsky, colonel of this regiment, asked him in February, 1893, to compose this march.
2. Op. 72. Eighteen pieces for pianoforte. (1) “Impromptu,” (2) “Berceuse,” (3) “Tendres reproches,” (4) “Danse caractéristique,” (5) “Méditation,” (6) “Mazurque pour danser,” (7) “Polacca de Concert,” (8) “Dialogue,” (9) “Un poco di Schumann,” (10) “Scherzo-Fantaisie,” (11) “Valse-Bluette,” (12) “L’Espiègle,” (13) “Echo rustique,” (14) “Chant élégiaque,” (15) “Un poco di Chopin,” (16) “Valse à cinq temps,” (17) “Passé lointain,” (18) “Scène dansante. Invitation au trépak” Published by Jurgenson.
3. Op. 73. Six songs, with pianoforte accompaniment. Words by D. Rathaus. Dedicated to N. Figner. (1) “An den schlummernden Strom,” (2) “Nachts,” (3) “O, du mondhelle Nacht,” (4) “Sonne ging zur Ruhe,” (5) “In Trüber Stunde,” (6) “Weil ich wie einstmals.” Published by Jurgenson.
4. “Night.” Quartet for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, with pianoforte accompaniment. Words by P. Tchaikovsky. The music is founded on Mozart’s Pianoforte Fantasia No. 4.
In 1892 Vladimir Napravnik, who was staying with Tchaikovsky at Maidanovo, played to him very frequently. This pleased his host, and on one occasion Napravnik’s clever rendering of Mozart’s fantasia roused him to so much enthusiasm that he resolved to make a quartet from the middle movement. He carried out this intention in May, 1893. Jurgenson.
5. Op. 74. Symphony No. 6, in four movements, for full orchestra. Dedicated to V. Davidov. Performed for the first time in Petersburg, October, 16th (28th), 1893. Conducted by the composer. Jurgenson.
6. Op. 75. Concerto No. 3, for pianoforte and orchestra. Dedicated to Louis Diemer. This Concerto was taken from a Symphony which Tchaikovsky began in May, 1892, and all but completed. He afterwards destroyed the Symphony. The Concerto was first played in Petersburg by Taneiev. Published by Jurgenson.