Peter Donohoe disagrees, insisting that all music requires performers to find the right approach, so he does not see Tchaikovsky as any kind of exception. He writes:“It is inexplicable to me that Tchaikovsky’s solo piano music should remain so infrequently performed, containing as it does all of the composer’s characteristic harmony, his wonderful melodic gift, his capacity for majestic gesture, magically beautiful moments, immense sadness, and passages of extreme excitement. His piano writing is often orchestral in texture, but also demonstrates the direct but very diverse pianistic influences of Liszt and Schumann, and incorporates in an almost naive way folk-style dance rhythms and melodies from Russia. This treasure trove is immensely rewarding to play, whether it be a small-scale salon piece such as the Humoresque Op. 10 No 2, or large in scale, such as is the gigantic Grand Sonata in G Major.”

• - 1 -

  • 1. Two Pieces Op. 1 - Scherzo a La Russe In Bb Major Op. 1 No.1
  • 2. Two Pieces Op. 1 - Impromptu In E Flat Minor, Op. 1 No.2
  • 3. Capriccio In G Flat Major, Op. 8
  • 4. Six Pieces On One Theme, Op. 21 - I. Prelude. Allegro Modera
  • 5. Six Pieces On One Theme, Op. 21 - Ii. Fugue ` 4 Voix. and
  • 6. Six Pieces On One Theme, Op. 21 - Iii. Impromptu. Allegro
  • 7. Six Pieces On One Theme, Op. 21 - Iv. March Funebre. Moderat
  • 8. Six Pieces On One Theme, Op. 21 - V. Mazurque. Allegro Moder
  • 9. Six Pieces On One Theme, Op. 21 - Vi. Scherzo. Allegro Vivac

• - 2 -

  • 1. Aveu Passionne, Op. Post.
  • 2. Sonata No. 2 In G Major, Op. 37 - I. Moderato E Risoluto
  • 3. Sonata No. 2 In G Major, Op. 37 - Ii. Andante Non Troppo
  • 4. Sonata No. 2 In G Major, Op. 37 - Iii. Scherzo. Allegro G
  • 5. Sonata No. 2 In G Major, Op. 37 - Iv. Finale. Allegro Vivace
  • 6. Humoresque, Op. 10 No. 2
  • 7. Doumka, Op. 59