French Songs
Песни на французский текста
Three projected songs (1888).
Lamento (Жалоба)
| Catalogue References |
TH 229 ; ČW 507 |
| Date |
January(?)–October 1888 (unrealized) |
| Text |
Paul Collin (1843–1915),
from his poem of the same name in the collection Du grave aux doux (by 1878).
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| Language |
French |
| Key |
D minor |
| Instrumentation |
Medium voice + Piano |
| Autograph Location |
Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky House-Museum
Archive (sketches only) |
Mai (Май)
| Catalogue References |
TH 229 ; ČW 508 |
| Date |
January(?)–October 1888 (unrealized) |
| Text |
Paul Collin (1843–1915),
from his poem of the same name (by 1878).
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| Language |
French |
| Instrumentation |
Low or Medium voice + Piano |
| Autograph Location |
Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky House-Museum
Archive (sketches only) |
Elle est malade (Она больна)
| Catalogue References |
TH 229 ; ČW 509 |
| Date |
January(?)–October 1888 (unrealized) |
| Text |
Eugène Borel (1802–1866), from an untitled poem (by 1874).
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| Language |
French |
| Key |
A minor |
| Instrumentation |
Baritone voice + Piano |
| Autograph Location |
Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky House-Museum
Archive (sketches only) |
History
Tchaikovsky made these three sketches while he was compiling the set of Six French Songs, between January
and October 1888, but they were not subsequently used in that collection.
From:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook, vol. 1 (2002), p. 410
Copyright © 2002 Alexander Poznansky and Brett Langston
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