Composer: Tschaikowsky, Peter Iljitsch, 1840-1893; Arr. Takemitsu, Toru, 1930-1996
Country of origin: Russia
Title: Herbstlied for Clarinet and String Quartet
Other titles: Autumn Song
Movements:
Year(s) composed: 1876
Publisher: Schott
Duration (in minutes): 04
Clarinet type: B-flat
Note: See comment below
“Herbstlied” is a transcription of a solo piano work, “Herbstlied” from the “Die Jahreszeiten” by Tschaikowsky. The first performance was given by Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Yasushi Toyoshima and Naohisa Miyama, violins; Hideko Kobayashi, viola and Masahiro Tanaka, violoncello at the Yatsugatake Kogen Festival on September 25, 1993, in Nagano.