Summary: “Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Suite #2” The Suite is scored for an orchestra consisting of strings, piccolo, 3 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (in C, A), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (in F), 3 trumpets (C, E), 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, tambourine, triangle, cymbals, bass drum + harp. The Scherzo burlesque includes parts for four accordions ad libitum, and Tchaikovsky's note at the head of this movement reads: “To receive the proper effect of this piece, accordions are very much desirable, but not essential. They should be in the key of E and with 10 keys. The performers of the first and second accordion parts should use their right hands for the 6th and 7th stops, and the performers of the third and fourth parts on the 2nd and 3rd. In both cases the left hand should be used for both large stops. The large notes relate to the sounds produced with the right hand, and the small notes to the bass chords produced by pressing with the left hand.” Details at our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/pcast243
