According to Wikipedia, this sonata was written while Tchaikovsky was a student and remained unpublished during his lifetime. He later transposed the Scherzo from c-sharp minor to c minor, replaced its trio, and used it as the Scherzo of his Symphony No. 1 ("Winter Dreams").
The scherzo from the first symphony has always been one of my favorite Tchaikovsky movements. It sounds very well in its original piano version (although the Trio is not a patch on the gorgeous waltz he replaced it with in the symphony). However Postnikova's hard-hitting and rather insensitive playing almost kills it - at least for me. Same for the other movements of this not-too-strong sonata which would benefit from a bit more sympathy and TLC.
Most of this is true Tchaikovsky, unlike many of the works reconstructed after the composer's death. But don't let the opus number fool you - this was a student work. The scherzo, as someone mentioned below, will be recalled as part of the composer's later first symphony. There's a lot of youthful exuberance here and it's good to hear the whole piece. But Tchaikovsky was the best judge and he abandoned it, never allowing its publication in his own lifetime. But worth hearing occasionally.
A very satisfying performance but I liken the approach to that of the great Liszt exponent Howard; for the ultimate musical rendition I turn to Michael Ponti in his complete recordings of Tschaikovsky (also Rachmanioff and Scriabin). Several sections of Ms Postnikova's performance need to be more lively and not played like a "funeral march"...- cite the march of the last movement.
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According to Wikipedia, this sonata was written while Tchaikovsky was a student and remained unpublished during his lifetime. He later transposed the Scherzo from c-sharp minor to c minor, replaced its trio, and used it as the Scherzo of his Symphony No. 1 ("Winter Dreams").
It's from the first symphony, winter dream, third movement
Oh thanks guy, i say "i heard this" but didnt remember where in
He would use it there but it was originally for this sonata.
This man was a pure creative genius
2:25 So similar to the slow section of Chopin's second Scherzo!
i never heard about this sonata by Tchaikovsky....its so charming!
One can firmly hear the orchestral qualities in Tchaikovsky's writing here
The scherzo from the first symphony has always been one of my favorite Tchaikovsky movements. It sounds very well in its original piano version (although the Trio is not a patch on the gorgeous waltz he replaced it with in the symphony). However Postnikova's hard-hitting and rather insensitive playing almost kills it - at least for me. Same for the other movements of this not-too-strong sonata which would benefit from a bit more sympathy and TLC.
I know, I really don't like how this rendition hits me, after having listened to Gilels' performance on YT
Most of this is true Tchaikovsky, unlike many of the works reconstructed after the composer's death. But don't let the opus number fool you - this was a student work. The scherzo, as someone mentioned below, will be recalled as part of the composer's later first symphony. There's a lot of youthful exuberance here and it's good to hear the whole piece. But Tchaikovsky was the best judge and he abandoned it, never allowing its publication in his own lifetime. But worth hearing occasionally.
Thanks! At last i can listen to the complete piece!!
The third movement :-)
But is this the "winter dreams" symphony?
A very satisfying performance but I liken the approach to that of the great Liszt exponent Howard; for the ultimate musical rendition I turn to Michael Ponti in his complete recordings of Tschaikovsky (also Rachmanioff and Scriabin). Several sections of Ms Postnikova's performance need to be more lively and not played like a "funeral march"...- cite the march of the last movement.
Michael Ponti desbanca esta "mala" Russa.Está provado que não há mais neste país um Horowitz ou Richter.Saravá,meu Pai.Socorro!
スケルツォ難しそう。