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Problem with one of the sources

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The link "Information about the Concerto" was bad because that site has recently reorganised itself. On 14 July, I made it point to the correct page [1].

Unfortunately, that source is still a bit of a problem, since it makes a mess of the date of the premiere.

In the dot points, it says:

"First performed in New York, 31 October/12 November 1881, by Madeline Schiller, conducted by Theodore Thomas".

Down in the "History" section, it says:

"The first performance only took place on 18 May 1882 in Moscow [18], in the concert hall of the Arts and Industrial Exhibition. The soloist was S. I. Taneev, and the orchestra was conducted by A. G. Rubinstein."
  • This is incorrect; this performance was the first Russian performance, not the world premiere.

However, footnote [18] says:

"In fact, the premiere of the concerto took place in New York on 31 October/12 November 1881, by Madeline Schiller, conducted by Theodore Thomas".
  • ... which corrects the above statement to agree with the first one.

So, they get there in the end, but this is a somewhat odd way to present information, I must say, and is likely to lead to further confusion unless the second statement is corrected (which would obviate the need for the footnote). -- JackofOz 06:12, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Similar melody

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Has anyone ever noticed that this concerto’s first movement theme is very similar to the main theme in Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture? It seems odd to me. I wonder if the overture was in Tchaikovsky’s thoughts while composing this piece. Just an observation. 2603:8080:5E0C:D075:30E7:DA03:CD17:5167 (talk) 16:22, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]