The supreme melodic master of nineteenth-century Russian music, Peter
Ilyitch Tchaikovsky employed his full powers of composition in his final
symphonies. These transcriptions allow intermediate and advanced
pianists to re-create the texture and grandeur of the composer's last
three symphonic works: the Fourth Symphony in F Minor, Op. 36; the Fifth
Symphony in E Minor, Op. 64; and the profoundly moving work that is
widely considered Tchaikovsky's greatest symphony, the Sixth Symphony in
B Minor (Pathétique), Op. 74.
These works embody the sumptuous tone, melodic wizardry, and voluptuous
intensity that characterize Tchaikovsky's later compositions. This
handsome and inexpensive new edition offers excellent reproductions of
these popular works from authoritative sources.