十九世紀，柴可夫斯基為俄羅斯代表作曲家，承繼之前俄羅斯的音樂發展，無論是何種類型作品，皆有一定份量的代表性。一八七六年完成此首洛可可主題與變奏曲大提琴作品，並提獻給費虔哈根這位大提琴家，這位大提琴家對其中變奏之演奏順序做了改變，刪除和編改一些片段，而使其與原先柴可夫斯基所寫之版本不同。而在當時是直接出版費虔哈根所改寫過的版本，並沿用至今。
本文分成兩大部份來闡述，首先略述柴可夫斯基之生平、柴可夫斯基之管弦樂團伴奏之作品和柴可夫斯基與費虔哈根的關係；另一部份則是根據費虔哈根改寫版本與柴可夫斯基原典版，針對變奏之間的順序改變、術語的探討及過門片段的角色與裝飾性質，加以比較分析，並以費虔哈根的版本為主，提供一些片段的技巧練習方法。

In the nineteenth century, Tchaikovsky was an important, representative composer in Russia and succeeds the prior previous musical development of Russia. Back then, I think this what was mean type of works were quite fundamental. In 1876, he had written the cello piece, “Variation on a Theme Rococo,” and dedicated to a cellist, Fitzenhagen. Fitzenhagen changed the sequence for the variations, deleted and rewrote some segments. As a result, it made the version different from the one that was composed by Tchaikovsky. The version edited by Fitzenhagen was published, and it has been played until now.
This lecture-recital document contains the following two main sections. First, it describes the biographical information about Tchaikovsky, his works accompanied by orchestra, and the friendship between Tchaikovsky and Fitzenhaen. The second part, compares the changes in the sequence of the variations between Fitzenhagen version and Tchaikovsky’s Original version that examines the terminology, the role and the decoration of the bridge section ,and it offers some ways for practicing skills for Fitzenhagen’s version.

目 錄
前言------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
作曲家生平與創作背景探討
柴可夫斯基生平概要------------------------------------------------------- 2
柴可夫斯基之管弦樂伴奏的絃樂作品----------------------------------6
柴可夫斯基與費虔哈根的關係------------------------------------------16

版本比較：費虔哈根版本與柴可夫斯基原典版之比較
變奏之間的順序改變------------------------------------------------------19
術語的探討------------------------------------------------------------------25
過門片段的角色與裝飾性質---------------------------------------------27
演奏版本技巧探討（根據費虔哈根版本）---------------------------44
結語----------------------------------------------------------------------

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