About this edition
Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44 is the composer's most ambitious and symphonic work for piano and orchestra — a sprawling, virtuosic canvas that has long stood in the shadow of its famous predecessor yet rewards performers and listeners with some of his most inventive writing. The remarkable second movement is virtually a triple concerto, featuring extended solo passages for violin and cello alongside the piano, while the outer movements display a brilliance and structural grandeur that confirm Tchaikovsky's command of large-scale concerto form.
This score reproduces the edition published by P. Jurgenson of Moscow (plate 20899, ca. 1897), edited by the pianist and conductor Alexander Siloti (1863–1945). Siloti — a pupil of Tchaikovsky's friend Nikolai Rubinstein and later a champion of the composer's music — prepared a revised version of the concerto with the composer's knowledge, tightening certain passages and adjusting the orchestration. Jurgenson was Tchaikovsky's lifelong publisher, and editions issued from this house remain primary sources for performers and scholars studying the composer's authentic textual tradition.
About this edition:
- Full orchestral score (conductor's score)
- Page size: 8.5 x 11 inches
- Reproduced from a public domain historical edition
- Original source: P. Jurgenson, Moscow, ca. 1897, plate 20899
- Editor: Alexander Siloti (1863–1945)
- Published by Purple 4R Publishing
We're delighted to make this historical edition available in a clean, affordable printed format. Because the original score is in the public domain, this reprint offers conductors, pianists, string soloists, students, and scholars convenient access to a landmark of the Romantic concerto repertoire.
