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The Golden Cloud Did Sleep

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Trio for voices with piano by Aleksandr Dargomyzhskii, arranged for orchestra (?1876).

  • Probably arranged in 1876.
  • Text by Mikhail Lermontov.
  • Scored for Soprano; Tenor; Baritone; 2 Flutes; 2 Oboes; 2 Clarinets (B♭); 2 Bassoons; 2 Horns (F); Violins I; Violins II; Violas; Violoncellos; Double Basses.
  • First performed in Saint Petersburg, 26 December 1876/7 January 1877, conducted by Eduard Nápravník.

History

On the manuscript of the orchestration, Tchaikovsky wrote: "Trio. Music by Dargomyzhskii. Orchestrated by P. Tchaikovsky". No other information has survived concerning the origins of this work.

The first performance took place in Saint Petersburg at an afternoon concert of the Russian Musical Society on 26 December 1876/7 January 1877, conducted by Eduard Nápravník. The performers were E. V. Klebek, Fedor Komissarzhevskii and Fedor Stravinskii.

From: Музыкальное наследие Чайковского (1958), p. 493
English text copyright © 2006 Brett Langston