Souvenir de Hapsal

Hapsal

Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2, is a suite of three pieces for piano by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It was his first cycle of piano pieces and it was composed in 1867.[1]

History

The Souvenir de Hapsal was written during Tchaikovsky's stay in Hapsal, then in the Russian Empire (it is now Haapsalu in Estonia). He stayed there with his brothers Modest and Anatoly Tchaikovsky as well as members of the Davydov family. He dedicated this work to Vera Davydova.[1]

The three pieces

Chromatic mediant from Tchaikovsky's Chant sans paroles, Op. 2, No. 3, mm. 43-45 Playⓘ. Note ♭VI in root position and the repeated return to I (D♭ and F, respectively), characteristic of chromatic mediant root movement.[2]

Souvenir de Hapsal consists of three pieces for the piano:[3]

  • Ruines d'un château, E minor
  • Scherzo, F major
  • Chant sans paroles, F major.

The Scherzo was first performed by Nikolai Rubinstein on 27 February 1868.

The conductor Max Erdmannsdörfer orchestrated Chant sans paroles, which pleased Tchaikovsky so much that he conducted it himself.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Souvenir de Hapsal at Tchaikovsky Research
  2. ^ Benward & Saker (2003). Music: In Theory and Practice, Vol. I, p.201-204. Seventh Edition. ISBN 978-0-07-294262-0.
  3. ^ PianoPedia entry
  4. ^ Max Erdmannsdörfer at Tchaikovsky Research
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Operas
  • The Voyevoda
  • Undina
  • The Oprichnik
  • Vakula the Smith
  • Eugene Onegin
  • The Maid of Orleans
  • Mazepa (or Mazeppa)
  • Cherevichki
  • The Enchantress
  • The Queen of Spades
  • Iolanta
Ballets
  • Swan Lake
  • The Sleeping Beauty
  • The Nutcracker
Symphonies
  • No. 1 in G minor (Winter Daydreams)
  • No. 2 in C minor (Little Russian)
  • No. 3 in D major (Polish)
  • No. 4 in F minor
  • Symphony in B minor (Manfred)
  • No. 5 in E minor
  • No. 6 in B minor (Pathétique)
  • Symphony in E♭ major (unfinished)
Concertante
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 in B♭ minor
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 in E♭ major
  • Concert Fantasia
  • Andante and Finale
  • Sérénade mélancolique
  • Valse-Scherzo
  • Violin Concerto in D major
  • Variations on a Rococo Theme
  • Pezzo capriccioso
  • Cello Concerto
Orchestral works
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • The Tempest
  • Hamlet
  • Capriccio Italien
  • Francesca da Rimini
  • The Storm
  • Fatum
  • The Voyevoda
  • 1812 Overture
  • Marche slave
  • Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem
  • Festival Coronation March
  • Orchestral Suite No. 1 in D minor
  • Orchestral Suite No. 2 in C major
  • Orchestral Suite No. 3 in G major
  • Orchestral Suite No. 4 in G major (Mozartiana)
  • Serenade for Strings
Vocal music
  • Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
  • All-Night Vigil
  • Moscow
  • Six Romances (Op. 38)
Chamber music
  • Quartet Movement in B♭ major
  • String Quartet No. 1 in D major
  • String Quartet No. 2 in F major
  • String Quartet No. 3 in E♭ minor
  • Souvenir d'un lieu cher
  • Piano Trio in A minor
  • String Sextet in D minor (Souvenir de Florence)
Piano music
  • Scherzo à la russe
  • Souvenir de Hapsal
  • The Seasons
  • Grand Piano Sonata in G major
  • Piano Sonata No. 2 in C♯ minor
Portrayals
  • Tchaikovsky (1970 film)
  • The Music Lovers (1971 film)
People
  • Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky (brother)
  • Vladimir Davydov (nephew)
  • Antonina Miliukova (wife)
  • Nadezhda von Meck (patron)
Related
  • Category
  • sound icon Audio
Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
  • MusicBrainz work
Stub icon

This article about a classical composition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e