The Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33, for cello and orchestra was the closest Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ever came to writing a full concerto for cello and orchestra. The style was inspired by Mozart, Tchaikovsky's role model, and makes it clear that Tchaikovsky admired the Classical style very much. However, the Theme is not Rococo in origin, but actually an original theme in the Rococo style.
| Date of composition | 1877 (1876-1877) |
| Premiered | 1877, November 30th in Russia, Moscow |
| Type | Concerto |
| Catalogue | Op. 33 |
| Approx. duration | 20 minutes |
| Instruments |
Cello
Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 Pëtr Il'ič Čajkovskij: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 |