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French Songs

Песни на французский текста

Three projected songs (1888).

No Title Key Text Dedication
[1] Lamento
Жалоба
G minor Paul Collin, from his poem of the same name in the cycle Poëme d'Octobre (by 1878).  
[2] Mai
Май
A major Paul Collin, from his poem of the same name in the cycle Poëme d'Octobre (by 1878).  
[3] Elle est malade
Она больна
A minor Jean Reboul, from his poem of the same name (by 1842).  
  • Unrealised projects dating from January(?) - October 1888.
  • For medium voice [No. 1], low or medium voice [No. 2], or baritone [No. 3] with piano.

History

Tchaikovsky made these three sketches while he was compiling the set of Six French Songs [Op. 65], 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