Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32

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Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 is a symphonic fantasy by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky inspired by the tragic love story from Dante’s Divine Comedy.

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instanceOf symphonic poem
basedOn Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy
story of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta
catalogueNumber TH 46
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
dateComposed 1876
dedicatedTo Sergei Taneyev
depicts storm in the second circle of Hell
tragic love of Francesca and Paolo
duration approximately 25 minutes
firstPublisher P. Jurgenson
genre program music
symphonic fantasy
hasInstrumentation piccolo, flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, trumpets, trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, strings
hasMovement single continuous movement
inspiredBy Dante Alighieri
Richard Wagner's music dramas
key E minor
languageOfTitle Italian
literarySourcePart Inferno, Canto V
notableFeature intense dramatic contrasts
use of leitmotif-like thematic transformation
virtuosic writing for woodwinds and strings
opusNumber Op. 32
orchestration large Romantic orchestra
period Romantic era
placeComposed Bayreuth
Moscow
premiereConductor Nikolai Rubinstein
premiereCountry Russia
premiereDate February 25, 1877
premiereOrchestra Moscow Russian Musical Society Orchestra
premierePlace Moscow
publicationPlace Moscow
relatedWorkByComposer Hamlet Overture-Fantasy
Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy
structure slow introduction and fast main section
style late-Romantic Russian symphonic style
subject Francesca da Rimini (Dante character)
linked to: Francesca da Rimini

Paolo Malatesta
adulterous love
eternal damnation
title Francesca da Rimini
workType single-movement orchestral work

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Tchaikovsky orchestral repertoire includesWork Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
Eduard Nápravník notableWork Francesca da Rimini (opera)
linked to: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
Francesca da Rimini inspiredWork tone poem "Francesca da Rimini" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
linked to: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32