Tchaikovsky was moved to give back to repertoire for beginning pianists, much as Schubert had previously done with his Album for the Young. Even keeping with an undemanding approach, he managed to craft a series of pianistic gems. Arranger Peer Baierlein, noting that string ensembles still today do not have suitable pedagogical repertoire, has crafted string quintet versions of the Kinderalbum, retaining the original atmosphere as closely as possible. These arrangements will suit less skilled string ensembles as they grow. After all, as Baierlein points out, the string quintet is the "basis of every classical orchestra," so ensemble playing is especially important. The present edition is a string quintet score. Parts are available as a free download from the UE website.
- Vendor:
- Fischer Presser
- Arranger:
- Peer Baierlein
- Composer:
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Format:
- Score
- Instrumentation:
- Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
- Scoring:
- Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
- Subtitle:
- Twelve Selected Pieces for String Ensemble
- UPC:
- 803452073079.0
- Table of Contents:
- Morgengebet (Morning Prayer), Wintermorgen (Winter Morning), Mama, Pferdchenspiel (Hobby horse), Marsch der Holzsoldaten (The Wooden Soldiers' March), Die neue Puppe (The New Doll), Die Krankheit der Puppe (The Doll's Illness), Das Begrabnis der Pupp