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Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto

Tchaikovsky started writing at a feverish pace. In only eleven days, he sketched out his violin concerto. He was inspired by the French composer Edward Lalo's Symphony Español. This opening passage is really difficult for the violinist to sit perfectly on the instrument.

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