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''Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky'', Op. 35a, a piece for string orchestra by Anton Arensky, started out as the slow movement of his String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 35. It was written in 1894, the year after the death of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, in a tribute to that composer.〔(Classical Archives )〕 It was based on the theme from the song "Legend: Christ in His Garden", the fifth of ''Sixteen Children’s Songs'', Op. 54.〔(Spokane Symphony )〕 Tchaikovsky's song was originally set to a Russian translation by Aleksey Pleshcheyev of an English poem called "Roses and Thorns" by the American poet Richard Henry Stoddard.〔(Sonic Labyrinth )〕〔(Richard D. Sylvester, Tchaikovsky's complete songs: a companion with texts and translations )〕 At the first performance of the quartet, the slow movement was so well received that Arensky soon arranged it as a separate piece for string orchestra, Op. 35a, in which form it has remained among the most popular of all Arensky’s works.〔〔 Arensky also made a version of the quartet for the unusual scoring of violin, viola and two cellos. ==Structure== The Variations are set out in the following sequence:〔 * Theme, Moderato * Variation I, Un poco più mosso * Variation II, Allegro non troppo * Variation III, Andantino tranquillo * Variation IV, Vivace * Variation V, Andante * Variation VI, Allegro con spirito * Variation VII, Andante con moto * Coda: Moderato. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky (Arensky)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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