Valse-Scherzo, opus 34 for violin and piano (urtext); Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (G. Henle Verlag)

Edited by Alexander Komarov

• Fingering of piano part by Klaus Schilde
• Supplemarntary violin part with fingering and bowing by Ingolf Turban

Alongside the famous violin concerto, numerous other violin works by Tchaikovsky have found their way into the standard repertoire for violin. An outstanding example is the Valse-Scherzo, which sparkles with witty playfulness. He composed it in 1877 for the violinist Josef Kotek, a close friend and student. Henle's editor, Tchaikovsky scholar Alexander Komarov, has ensured that this Henle Urtext edition is absolutely faithful to the sources. He was able to consult all of the sources in the Russian archives and to bring clarity to the work's complex genesis. This edition is the prelude to an edition of all of Tchaikovsky's works for violin and piano, including the Serenade melancolique Op. 26 and Souvenir d'un lieu cher Op. 42 (available under VNTCHAWORKSHEN).