Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Album for the Young (or Children's Album) consists of 24 short pieces composed in 1878 and dedicated to Tchaikovsky's favorite nephew. Originally for the piano, they will be performed in this concert using Gennady Krutikov's string quintet arrangement.

Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra Musicians

Lorena Manescu – violin
Dmitri Torchinsky – violin
Andrea Mereutza – viola
Christoph Schmitz – violoncello
Gennady Krutikov – double bass

Musical Pieces

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)
Album for the Young, 24 simple pieces à la Schumann, Op.39 (1878)
(Sequence of pieces according to the composer’s autograph; arrangement for string quintet by Gennady Krutikov)

1. Morning Prayer
2. Winter Morning
3. Mama
4. Playing Hobby-Horses
5. March of the Wooden Soldiers
6. The New Doll
7. The Doll’s Illness
8. The Doll’s Funeral
9. Waltz (Valse)
10. Polka
11. Mazurka
12. Russian Song
13. The Russian Peasant Plays the Harmonica
14. Kamarinskaya
15. Italian Song
16. Old French Song
17. German Song
18. Neapolitan Song
19. Nanny’s Tale
20. Old Witch (Baba-Yaga)
21. Sweet Dream
22. Lark’s Song
23. In the Church
24. The Organ-Grinder Sings

Listen to the music of this concert online for free here!

Date: 5 December 2019

Time: 6:30 – 7:30 PM

Language: Arabic and English

Target Audience: General public

This is a free public event and RSVP is not required.