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	<ref name="note1">In the manuscripts of the full score and piano duet arrangement and on some early printed editions of the arrangement, the title of the first movement is given as ''Jeu de tons''. Evidently the incorrect version “tons” was Tchaikovsky's error, later corrected by his publisher, despite the composer's claim to the contrary to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] in [[Letter 2488]], 9/21 May 1884.</ref>		<ref name="note1">In the manuscripts of the full score and piano duet arrangement and on some early printed editions of the arrangement, the title of the first movement is given as ''Jeu de tons''. Evidently the incorrect version “tons” was Tchaikovsky's error, later corrected by his publisher, despite the composer's claim to the contrary to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] in [[Letter 2488]], 9/21 May 1884.</ref>
	<ref name="note2">In the printed arrangement for piano duet the title was given as ''Scherzo humoristique''.</ref>		<ref name="note2">In the printed arrangement for piano duet, the title was given as ''Scherzo humoristique''.</ref>
	<ref name="note3">[[Letter 2297]] to [[Karl Davydov]], 31 May/12 June 1883.</ref>		<ref name="note3">[[Letter 2297]] to [[Karl Davydov]], 31 May/12 June 1883.</ref>
	<ref name="note4">[[Letter 2302]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 15/27 June 1883.</ref>		<ref name="note4">[[Letter 2302]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 15/27 June 1883.</ref>

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	It was performed for the first time in [[Moscow]] on 4/16 February 1884, at a special concert of the Russian Musical Society, conducted by [[Max Erdmannsdörfer]] <ref name="note17"/>. Owing to exhaustion, Tchaikovsky did not attend the concert, earning him a harsh rebuke from the conductor <ref name="note18"/>. In order to make amends he later dedicated his [[Third Suite]] to [[Max Erdmannsdörfer]] <ref name="note19"/>.		It was performed for the first time in [[Moscow]] on 4/16 February 1884, at a special concert of the Russian Musical Society, conducted by [[Max Erdmannsdörfer]] <ref name="note17"/>. Owing to exhaustion, Tchaikovsky did not attend the concert, earning him a harsh rebuke from the conductor <ref name="note18"/>. In order to make amends he later dedicated his [[Third Suite]] to [[Max Erdmannsdörfer]] <ref name="note19"/>.

	The first performance of the Suite in [[Saint Petersburg]] took place much later, on 5/17 March 1887, at a Philharmonic Society concert, conducted by the composer <ref name="note20"/>. Other notable early performances ~~included~~:		The first performance of the Suite in [[Saint Petersburg]] took place much later, on 5/17 March 1887, at a Philharmonic Society concert, conducted by the composer <ref name="note20"/>. Other notable early performances include:
	* [[Kiev]], 2nd RMS symphony concert, 18/30 March 1888, conducted by Yevgeny Ryb		* [[Kiev]], 2nd RMS symphony concert, 18/30 March 1888, conducted by Yevgeny Ryb
	* [[London]], Queen's Hall, 21 August/2 September 1899, conducted by Henry Wood		* [[London]], Queen's Hall, 21 August/2 September 1899, conducted by Henry Wood

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	==Performances==		==Performances==
	On 22 November/4 December Tchaikovsky played through his Suite on the piano in [[Moscow]] to a group of Muscovite musicians, and it received unanimous approval <ref name="note16"/>.		On 22 November/4 December, Tchaikovsky played through his Suite on the piano in [[Moscow]] to a group of Muscovite musicians, and it received unanimous approval <ref name="note16"/>.

	It was performed for the first time in [[Moscow]] on 4/16 February 1884, at a special concert of the Russian Musical Society, conducted by [[Max Erdmannsdörfer]] <ref name="note17"/>. Owing to exhaustion, Tchaikovsky did not attend the concert, earning him a harsh rebuke from the conductor <ref name="note18"/>. In order to make amends he later dedicated his [[Third Suite]] to [[Max Erdmannsdörfer]] <ref name="note19"/>.		It was performed for the first time in [[Moscow]] on 4/16 February 1884, at a special concert of the Russian Musical Society, conducted by [[Max Erdmannsdörfer]] <ref name="note17"/>. Owing to exhaustion, Tchaikovsky did not attend the concert, earning him a harsh rebuke from the conductor <ref name="note18"/>. In order to make amends he later dedicated his [[Third Suite]] to [[Max Erdmannsdörfer]] <ref name="note19"/>.
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	==Publication==		==Publication==
	From early/mid November, Tchaikovsky corrected the "unbearably tedious" proofs of the Suite for publication <ref name="note21"/>. Either at this stage, or during the preparation of a second edition, the composer shortened the third, fourth and fifth movements (mainly by excising repeats), with an overall loss of 327 bars. These cuts — which were made both in the full score and in the piano duet arrangement — were not mentioned in the composer's correspondence, but [[Jurgenson]]'s engravers' markings in both manuscripts shows that they must have been made after the suite was originally engraved <ref name="note22"/>.		From early/mid-November, Tchaikovsky corrected the "unbearably tedious" proofs of the Suite for publication <ref name="note21"/>. Either at this stage, or during the preparation of a second edition, the composer shortened the third, fourth and fifth movements (mainly by excising repeats), with an overall loss of 327 bars. These cuts — which were made both in the full score and in the piano duet arrangement — were not mentioned in the composer's correspondence, but [[Jurgenson]]'s engravers' markings in both manuscripts shows that they must have been made after the suite was originally engraved <ref name="note22"/>.

	In January 1884 the full score and piano duet arrangement were published by [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] in [[Moscow]].		In January 1884, the full score and piano duet arrangement were published by [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] in [[Moscow]].

	The full score and piano duet arrangement of the Suite were published in volumes 19Б (1948) and 49 (1956) of Tchaikovsky's ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'', edited by Boris Karpov. The passages excised by Tchaikovsky in November 1883 are included in appendices to both volumes.		The full score and piano duet arrangement of the Suite were published in volumes 19Б (1948) and 49 (1956) of Tchaikovsky's ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'', edited by Boris Karpov. The passages excised by Tchaikovsky in November 1883 are included in appendices to both volumes.

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	During September he wrote about the instrumentation of the Suite in a number of letters to [[Anatoly Tchaikovsky]] and [[Modest Tchaikovsky]].		During September he wrote about the instrumentation of the Suite in a number of letters to [[Anatoly Tchaikovsky]] and [[Modest Tchaikovsky]].

	On 3/15 October the fourth movement had been completed and despatched to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], together with the second and third movements and their arrangements <ref name="note12"/>. "I still have to do the finale", he wrote to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]]. "I am ''very pleased'' with this suite and I'm sure it will also please you, particularly ''Child's Dreams'' <ref name="note13"/>.		On 3/15 October, the fourth movement had been completed and despatched to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], together with the second and third movements and their arrangements <ref name="note12"/>. "I still have to do the finale", he wrote to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]]. "I am ''very pleased'' with this suite and I'm sure it will also please you, particularly ''Child's Dreams'' <ref name="note13"/>.

	On 13/25 October the finale of the Suite was completed and on its way to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] (according to the date on the manuscript) <ref name="note14"/>.		On 13/25 October, the finale of the Suite was completed and on its way to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] (according to the date on the manuscript) <ref name="note14"/>.

	==Arrangements==		==Arrangements==
	While engaged in orchestrating the Suite the composer simultaneously made the arrangement for piano duet (4 hands), which he considered necessary so that the full score and the arrangement could be printed at the same time. This urgency led him to entrust [[Aleksandra Hubert]] with making the arrangement of the Suite's first movement, but he wanted to arrange the other movements himself <ref name="note15"/>. The arrangement was made in September and October 1883.		While engaged in orchestrating the Suite, the composer simultaneously made the arrangement for piano duet (4 hands), which he considered necessary so that the full score and the arrangement could be printed at the same time. This urgency led him to entrust [[Aleksandra Hubert]] with making the arrangement of the Suite's first movement, but he wanted to arrange the other movements himself <ref name="note15"/>. The arrangement was made in September and October 1883.

	==Performances==		==Performances==

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	"''[[Mazepa]]'' is completely finished; now I shall take a long holiday", Tchaikovsky told [[Karl Davydov]] on 31 May/12 June 1883 upon his arrival at [[Podushkino]] <ref name="note3"/>. However, the autograph date in the notebook containing sketches for the Second Suite reads: "[[Podushkino]]. 1 June. Evening", indicating that the day after writing to [[Karl Davydov]], Tchaikovsky began to work on his Suite. On 15/27 June he told [[Nadezhda von Meck]]: "Idleness is already taking its toll on me; I have rested enough, and am thinking about a new composition, and think about composing something new, probably in a symphonic mould" <ref name="note4"/>.		"''[[Mazepa]]'' is completely finished; now I shall take a long holiday", Tchaikovsky told [[Karl Davydov]] on 31 May/12 June 1883 upon his arrival at [[Podushkino]] <ref name="note3"/>. However, the autograph date in the notebook containing sketches for the Second Suite reads: "[[Podushkino]]. 1 June. Evening", indicating that the day after writing to [[Karl Davydov]], Tchaikovsky began to work on his Suite. On 15/27 June he told [[Nadezhda von Meck]]: "Idleness is already taking its toll on me; I have rested enough, and am thinking about a new composition, and think about composing something new, probably in a symphonic mould" <ref name="note4"/>.

	Although at that time he was occupied with the publisher's proofs of his opera ''[[Mazepa]]'', Tchaikovsky managed to write a little of his new orchestral composition, which by this time had already been designated a Suite. But its composition dragged greatly. Around 3/15–4/16 July in a letter to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]] he wrote: "Instead of resting from composition, I suddenly took it into my head to write a suite. But there is no inspiration; every day I write a little and am disappointed afterwards" <ref name="note5"/>.		Although at that time he was occupied with the publisher's proofs of his opera ''[[Mazepa]]'', Tchaikovsky managed to write a little of his new orchestral composition, which by this time had already been designated a Suite. But its composition dragged greatly. Around 3/15–4/16 July, in a letter to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]], he wrote: "Instead of resting from composition, I suddenly took it into my head to write a suite. But there is no inspiration; every day I write a little and am disappointed afterwards" <ref name="note5"/>.

	This statement is borne out by the large number of crossings-out in the notebook containing his sketches. On 10/22 August, Tchaikovsky told his brother [[Modest]]: "I am now sitting over a ''suite''. My accursed disposition means that I don't have the ability to relax, although I should like to someday" <ref name="note6"/>.		This statement is borne out by the large number of crossings-out in the notebook containing his sketches. On 10/22 August, Tchaikovsky told his brother [[Modest]]: "I am now sitting over a ''suite''. My accursed disposition means that I don't have the ability to relax, although I should like to someday" <ref name="note6"/>.

	That same day he wrote to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] that he hoped over the next few days to finish the Suite in rough, and to set about its instrumentation at [[Kamenka]] <ref name="note7"/>.		That same day, he wrote to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] that he hoped over the next few days to finish the Suite in rough, and to set about its instrumentation at [[Kamenka]] <ref name="note7"/>.

	In a letter to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] of 23 August/4 September, he reported on the Suite: "The reason I should like to finish it quickly is that if I fail to orchestrate it before the winter season, then I won't manage to hear it played while I am in [[Moscow]], and it is something I would very much like to hear, since I have made use of some new orchestral combinations, which I think are very interesting" <ref name="note8"/>. In the same letter he said that while at [[Kamenka]] he was determined to rest; evidently the rough sketches had been completed.		In a letter to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] of 23 August/4 September, he reported on the Suite: "The reason I should like to finish it quickly is that if I fail to orchestrate it before the winter season, then I won't manage to hear it played while I am in [[Moscow]], and it is something I would very much like to hear, since I have made use of some new orchestral combinations, which I think are very interesting" <ref name="note8"/>. In the same letter he said that while at [[Kamenka]] he was determined to rest; evidently the rough sketches had been completed.

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Tchaikovsky's '''''Suite No. 2''''' in C major, [[Op.]] 53 ([[TH]] 32 ; [[ČW]] 29), subtitled '''''Suite caractéristique''''', was written and orchestrated between June and October 1883.

==Instrumentation==
The Suite is scored for an orchestra consisting of 3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (in A, C), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (in F), 2 trumpets (C, E), 3 trombones, tuba + 4 timpani, tambourine, triangle, cymbals, bass drum + harp, violins I, violins II, violas, cellos, double basses.

The ''Scherzo burlesque'' includes parts for four accordions ''ad libitum'', and Tchaikovsky's note at the head of this movement reads:
{{quote|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.}}

==Movements and Duration==
There are five movements:
<ol style="list-style-type: upper-roman;">
<li>''Jeu de sons'' <ref name="note1"/>. Andantino un poco rubato—Allegro molto vivace (C major, 427 bars)</li>
<li>''Valse''. Moderato (A major, 355 bars)</li>
<li>''Scherzo burlesque'' <ref name="note2"/>. Vivace con spirito (E major, 382 bars)</li>
<li>''Rêves d'enfant''. Andante molto sostenuto (A minor, 136 bars)</li>
<li>''Danse baroque (Style [[Dargomyzhsky|Dargomigsky]])''. Vivacissimo (C major, 306 bars)</li>
</ol>
A complete performance lasts approximately 35 to 40 minutes.

==Composition==
"''[[Mazepa]]'' is completely finished; now I shall take a long holiday", Tchaikovsky told [[Karl Davydov]] on 31 May/12 June 1883 upon his arrival at [[Podushkino]] <ref name="note3"/>. However, the autograph date in the notebook containing sketches for the Second Suite reads: "[[Podushkino]]. 1 June. Evening", indicating that the day after writing to [[Karl Davydov]], Tchaikovsky began to work on his Suite. On 15/27 June he told [[Nadezhda von Meck]]: "Idleness is already taking its toll on me; I have rested enough, and am thinking about a new composition, and think about composing something new, probably in a symphonic mould" <ref name="note4"/>.

Although at that time he was occupied with the publisher's proofs of his opera ''[[Mazepa]]'', Tchaikovsky managed to write a little of his new orchestral composition, which by this time had already been designated a Suite. But its composition dragged greatly. Around 3/15–4/16 July in a letter to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]] he wrote: "Instead of resting from composition, I suddenly took it into my head to write a suite. But there is no inspiration; every day I write a little and am disappointed afterwards" <ref name="note5"/>.

This statement is borne out by the large number of crossings-out in the notebook containing his sketches. On 10/22 August, Tchaikovsky told his brother [[Modest]]: "I am now sitting over a ''suite''. My accursed disposition means that I don't have the ability to relax, although I should like to someday" <ref name="note6"/>.

That same day he wrote to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] that he hoped over the next few days to finish the Suite in rough, and to set about its instrumentation at [[Kamenka]] <ref name="note7"/>.

In a letter to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] of 23 August/4 September, he reported on the Suite: "The reason I should like to finish it quickly is that if I fail to orchestrate it before the winter season, then I won't manage to hear it played while I am in [[Moscow]], and it is something I would very much like to hear, since I have made use of some new orchestral combinations, which I think are very interesting" <ref name="note8"/>. In the same letter he said that while at [[Kamenka]] he was determined to rest; evidently the rough sketches had been completed.

The disposition of the sketches in his notebook indicates the sequence in which the composer worked on each movement. These sketches relate to the first, second, third and fifth movements of the Suite. It would appear that the sketches for the first movement were made first of all, with a large number of rejected variants; next were sketches for the Scherzo, a variant of the theme of the Andante, then sketches for the waltz, alternating with the main theme of the ''Danse baroque''; even after working on the scherzo and the waltz, the composer returned afresh to the first movement.

Arriving in [[Verbovka]], on 7/19 September Tchaikovsky then set about the orchestration of the Suite <ref name="note9"/>.

The composer wrote about the new orchestral combinations employed in the Suite in letters to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] and [[Modest Tchaikovsky]]. In a letter to [[Jurgenson]] of 12/24 September 1883. he wrote: "Bear in mind that one number of the suite requires'' 4 accordions with 10 stops in the key of E major''" <ref name="note10"/>. Writing to [[Modest]] on 26 September/8 October he reported: "My ''suite'' is coming along very quietly, but I think on the whole it will be a success, and I am almost certain that the Scherzo (with the accordions) and the ''Andante'' (child's dreams) will please" <ref name="note11"/>.

During September he wrote about the instrumentation of the Suite in a number of letters to [[Anatoly Tchaikovsky]] and [[Modest Tchaikovsky]].

On 3/15 October the fourth movement had been completed and despatched to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], together with the second and third movements and their arrangements <ref name="note12"/>. "I still have to do the finale", he wrote to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]]. "I am ''very pleased'' with this suite and I'm sure it will also please you, particularly ''Child's Dreams'' <ref name="note13"/>.

On 13/25 October the finale of the Suite was completed and on its way to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] (according to the date on the manuscript) <ref name="note14"/>.

==Arrangements==
While engaged in orchestrating the Suite the composer simultaneously made the arrangement for piano duet (4 hands), which he considered necessary so that the full score and the arrangement could be printed at the same time. This urgency led him to entrust [[Aleksandra Hubert]] with making the arrangement of the Suite's first movement, but he wanted to arrange the other movements himself <ref name="note15"/>. The arrangement was made in September and October 1883.

==Performances==
On 22 November/4 December Tchaikovsky played through his Suite on the piano in [[Moscow]] to a group of Muscovite musicians, and it received unanimous approval <ref name="note16"/>.

It was performed for the first time in [[Moscow]] on 4/16 February 1884, at a special concert of the Russian Musical Society, conducted by [[Max Erdmannsdörfer]] <ref name="note17"/>. Owing to exhaustion, Tchaikovsky did not attend the concert, earning him a harsh rebuke from the conductor <ref name="note18"/>. In order to make amends he later dedicated his [[Third Suite]] to [[Max Erdmannsdörfer]] <ref name="note19"/>.

The first performance of the Suite in [[Saint Petersburg]] took place much later, on 5/17 March 1887, at a Philharmonic Society concert, conducted by the composer <ref name="note20"/>. Other notable early performances included:
* [[Kiev]], 2nd RMS symphony concert, 18/30 March 1888, conducted by Yevgeny Ryb
* [[London]], Queen's Hall, 21 August/2 September 1899, conducted by Henry Wood
* Liverpool, Philharmonic Society Concert, 9/22 October 1901, conducted by Frederick Cowen

==Publication==
From early/mid November, Tchaikovsky corrected the "unbearably tedious" proofs of the Suite for publication <ref name="note21"/>. Either at this stage, or during the preparation of a second edition, the composer shortened the third, fourth and fifth movements (mainly by excising repeats), with an overall loss of 327 bars. These cuts — which were made both in the full score and in the piano duet arrangement — were not mentioned in the composer's correspondence, but [[Jurgenson]]'s engravers' markings in both manuscripts shows that they must have been made after the suite was originally engraved <ref name="note22"/>.

In January 1884 the full score and piano duet arrangement were published by [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] in [[Moscow]].

The full score and piano duet arrangement of the Suite were published in volumes 19Б (1948) and 49 (1956) of Tchaikovsky's ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'', edited by Boris Karpov. The passages excised by Tchaikovsky in November 1883 are included in appendices to both volumes.

==Autographs==
Tchaikovsky's manuscript full score {{TOW2|syuita-no-2-harakteristicheskaya-syuita-suite-carasteristique-2017-08-17|(ф. 88, No. 75)}} and arrangement for piano duet {{TOW2|syuita-no-2-harakteristicheskaya-syuita-suite-carasteristique|(ф. 88, No. 76)}} are now preserved in the {{RUS-Mcm}} in [[Moscow]].

==Recordings==
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==Dedication==
To [[Praskovya Tchaikovskaya]] (1864–1956), wife of the composer´s brother [[Anatoly]], with whom Tchaikovsky was staying at [[Podushkino]] when he composed the Suite.

==External Links==
* {{imslpscore|Suite_No.2,_Op.53_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr)|Suite No. 2}}

==Notes and References==
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<ref name="note1">In the manuscripts of the full score and piano duet arrangement and on some early printed editions of the arrangement, the title of the first movement is given as ''Jeu de tons''. Evidently the incorrect version “tons” was Tchaikovsky's error, later corrected by his publisher, despite the composer's claim to the contrary to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] in [[Letter 2488]], 9/21 May 1884.</ref>
<ref name="note2">In the printed arrangement for piano duet the title was given as ''Scherzo humoristique''.</ref>
<ref name="note3">[[Letter 2297]] to [[Karl Davydov]], 31 May/12 June 1883.</ref>
<ref name="note4">[[Letter 2302]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 15/27 June 1883.</ref>
<ref name="note5">[[Letter 2308]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]], 3/15–4/16 July 1883.</ref>
<ref name="note6">[[Letter 2326]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]], 10/22 August 1883.</ref>
<ref name="note7">See [[Letter 2325]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 10/22 August 1883.</ref>
<ref name="note8">[[Letter 2334]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 23 August/4 September 1883.</ref>
<ref name="note9">See [[Letter 2339]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 6/18 September 1883.</ref>
<ref name="note10">[[Letter 2346]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 12/24 September 1883.</ref>
<ref name="note11">[[Letter 2354]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]], 26 September/8 October 1883.</ref>
<ref name="note12">See [[Letter 2359]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 5/17 October 1883.</ref>
<ref name="note13">[[Letter 2357]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]], 3/15 October 1883.</ref>
<ref name="note14">See [[Letter 2370]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]], 17/29 October 1883.</ref>
<ref name="note15">See [[Letter 2346]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 12/24 September 1883.</ref>
<ref name="note16">See [[Letter 2394]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 23 November/5 December 1883.</ref>
<ref name="note17">See [[Letter 2419]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 3/15 February 1884.</ref>
<ref name="note18">{{bib|1901/24|Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского ; том 2}} (1901), p. 621.</ref>
<ref name="note19">See [[Letter 2493]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 21 May/2 June 1884.</ref>
<ref name="note20">Diary entry for 5/17 March 1887.</ref>
<ref name="note21">See letters [[Letter 2382|2382]], [[Letter 2387|2387]] and [[Letter 2389|2389]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 3/15, 8/20 and 11/23 November 1883.</ref>
<ref name="note22">The aforementioned cuts were discovered in the 1950s by Boris Karpov by comparing the first edition of the Suite with the autograph. After the end of the trio of the ''Scherzo burlesque'' (bar 333), there are 45 extra bars in the manuscript, followed by a repeat of bars 41–158, rejoining the published score at bars 336–381; this was then followed by 49 bars of coda based on the theme of the trio (ending ''ppp'' with clarinet and pizzicato strings). After bar 11 of the ''Rêves d'enfant'', the autograph contains 32 extra bars, followed by a variant of bars 12–16 in [[Jurgenson]]'s edition before rejoining the published score at bar 17 of the movement. The ''Danse baroque'' is also considerably longer: after bar 218 there are an additional 17 bars, leading to a repeat of bars 41–83; these are followed by another 30 bars, rejoining the published version at bar 222. Reconstructions of the original versions of these movements can be heard on our "[[First Thoughts]]" page. </ref>
</references>
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