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As a total Tchaikovsky fan, your web site together with both volumes of
the 'Tchaikovsky Handbook' have been a revelation and has enabled me... |
Steve Floyd |
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2008-May-11 |
Never Too Late
When I was a young girl I was taken to the Royal Albert Hall. We stood
up in the Gods and listened to... |
Pamela Roses |
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2008-Apr-29 |
Tchaikovsky's Early Works CD1 or Svetlanov's
Overture in Cm
I've been searching all over trying to find a CD1 from the 2CD set set
called Tchaikovsky Early Works, which includes renditions of... |
Ernest Khozak |
1 |
2008-Apr-23 |
Piano Concerto No. 3
I would like to open a debate on whether the third piano concerto
for our great composer Tchaikovsky be interpreted in a single movement
or all three... |
Carlos Nuez Sánchez |
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2008-Apr-21 |
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Tchaikovsky's Homosexuality
I have recently been doing some reading on Tchaikovsky
and I was wondering why the different biographies vary... |
Rebecca Jackson |
2 |
2008-Apr-21 |
The Enchantress
I'd like your recommendation on which of the versions of Charodeika
should I buy? |
James Hale |
1 |
2008-Apr-03 |
Which opera?
Hope this isn't too trivial: in the 1937 film "Maytime" there is a
glorious duet... |
Bob Thornton |
2 |
2008-Mar-24 |
Antonin Dvorak
Did Tchaikovsky ever meet Antonín Dvorak...? |
George Boyd |
6 |
2008-Mar-24 |
Composing with Piano or
in Head?
I would like to know the way Tchaikovsky was composing his works. I read
that A. Rubinstein taught his students... |
Marcel Takac |
2 |
2008-Mar-06 |
School of Jurisprudence
I was wondering what ever happend to the St. Petersburg School of
Jurisprudence... |
dreamofanimation |
2 |
2008-Mar-04 |
New York Times Archive
The New York Times obituary of Tchaikovsky's death on November 6,
1893... |
Al Gasparo |
1 |
2008-Feb-29 |
Francesca da Rimini for the piano
I'm looking for the piano duet arrangement by Karl Klindworth of
Francesca da Rimini... |
Bryan Chahla |
1 |
2008-Feb-25 |
Maid of Orleans
I am looking for the Maid Of Orleans libretto and can only find it in
Russian... |
Janine Magnin |
3 |
2008-Feb-24 |
Onegin
Hello to all, Does anybody know if the original version of Evgenii Onegin
has ever been published? With the 'original version'... |
Tom Huygens |
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2008-Feb-19 |
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Check out
Eugene Onegin
Here is the New York Times review of the movie version which came out in
1959... |
Al Gasparo |
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2008-Feb-17 |
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Check out YouTube
A visit to the Tchaikovsky Museum in Klin: |
Al Gasparo |
1 |
2008-Feb-04 |
Tchaikovsky's Proven Greatness
It's very easy and common to affirm or deny greatness to big names in art,
but very few cases have a proven argument... |
Alberto Sáenz Enríquez |
2 |
2008-Jan-28 |
The Enchantress
Following Nicolas Krusek's comment regarding his find of the 1954 Samossoud
recording of The Enchantress, I also found this... |
Norman Armstrong |
6 |
2008-Jan-28 |
Tchaikovsky and the
Mighty Five
There are people that think that "The Mighty Five" are considered
Russia’s top composers... |
Alberto Sáenz Enríquez |
1 |
2008-Jan-15 |
Drosselmeyer's musical symbolism
I believe that
Drosselmeyer has a deeper meaning in The Nutcracker, than just an
eccentric old man. Can he and the music that depicts him be... |
Carlos Danaan |
2 |
2008-Jan-12 |
The Sleeping Beauty
I love
The Sleeping Beauty and I've been looking for a full score of the
complete ballet for almost a
year, but I still haven't found anything... |
Bryan Chahla |
3 |
2008-Jan-10 |
Documentary : The Legacy of Tchaikovsky
Here is something of interest to those who frequent our forum. Its a
video about the Tchaikovsky Museum in Klin |
Al Gasparo |
1 |
2008-Jan-08 |
Tchaikovsky and Turgenev
As part of an I.T. course called the Certificate in Humanities Computing
for Modern Languages (CHUCOL) at Cambridge University, I've set up... |
Luis Sundkvist |
2 |
2008-Jan-06 |
Mental State
Is it not about time there was some serious discussion on this forum
about Tchaikovskys mental state? Would that not help to further
illuminate his personality? |
George Boyd |
4 |
2008-Jan-07 |
Did Tchaikovsky Have
Perfect Pitch?
I wonder if Tchaikovsky had perfect pitch. There are some controversies
on internet about it... |
Marcel Takac |
1 |
2008-Jan-04 |
Happy New Year
A very happy and full of prosperity new year to Mr Langston and all... |
Alberto Sáenz Enríquez |
2 |
2007-Dec-31 |
Not Enough Esteem to Tchaikovsky
Answering about lesser esteem to Tchaikovsky, Mr Gasparo speaks about
lack of nuance and form in Tchaikovsky's works... |
Alberto Sáenz Enríquez |
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2007-Dec-20 |
Tchaikovsky's Influence
It is not very well known, neither even disclosed, how Tchaikovsky has
influenced other musical masters all over the world. |
Alberto Sáenz Enríquez |
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2007-Dec-16 |
Tchaikovsky on Tristan und Isolde
Could anybody enlighten me on Tchaikovsky´s
knowledge on Tristan und Isolde? |
Helle Eliasson |
2 |
2007-Dec-16 |
Tchaikovsky helps Rimsky-Korsakoff to
re-instrumentate the "Night on the Bare Mountain"
Nina Berberova was one of the first biographer, who very seriously and
honestly described life and character of Tchaikovsky... |
Rüdiger Herpich |
2 |
2007-Dec-13 |
Silence
Dear gentleman. I have noticed a silenced Tchaikovsky forum since
present novembre 10 ... |
Alberto Sáenz Enríquez |
5 |
2007-Dec-04 |
Original Violin Concerto Score
I was wondering if you knew what version of the Violin Concerto is
the one Tchaikovsky originally wrote? I read recently that the concerto
was... |
Thomas A. Doyle |
2 |
2007-Nov-10 |
18th century Cherevichki opera
I wondered whether anyone might have come across the opera (and can
identify the composer) with the same name as that of Tchaikovsky's... |
Richard Soar |
1 |
2007-Nov-05 |
A Brilliant Site
Please accept my congratulations on this very fine site! How wonderful
to have a such splendid forum where you can update your knowledge |
Erling Eliasson |
1 |
2007-Nov-03 |
Sleeping Beauty Libretto Question
Sorry if this is a trivial question for you, but the answer will be
important... |
Eduardo Rueda López |
2 |
2007-Nov-01 |
Souvenir de Florence
First I must say that I admire your work on one of my favourite
composers. There is one little problem that you didn't solve for me... |
Hans de Jongste |
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2007-Oct-31 |
Klin Visit
I have wished for so long visit the museum at Klin and other places connected
with Tchaikovsky. I would not be too keen on finding... |
Graham Wright |
4 |
2007-Oct-31 |
King Midas of Music
Tchaikovsky was the King Midas of music. Wherever he placed his
wonderful hand he turned into gold all sorts of musical fields... |
Alberto Sáenz Enríquez |
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2007-Oct-31 |
Highly Acclaimed New Recordings of the
Piano Concertos
A stunning Second Concerto from
Marshev, back on outstanding form . |
Norman Armstrong |
1 |
2007-Oct-18 |
Liszt's transcription of the Polonaise
from Evgeny Onegin
I am working on the new Liszt Thematic Catalogue and am trying to find
an article on the above transcription by a Russian musicologist named... |
Michael Short |
2 |
2007-Oct-07 |
Romeo and Juliet duet for soprano and
tenor
I am trying to locate a copy of this score but my attempts have been
unsuccessful... |
Michael Collins |
1 |
2007-Oct-05 |
Intimacies of Tchaikovsky
Many great men have suffered an homosexual condition: Plato, Leonardo, Newton,
Oscar Wilde, and possibly Kant.. |
Alberto Sáenz Enríquez |
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2007-Sep-26 |
Von Meck Letter Regarding Form
I have seen a reference to a letter from Tchaikovsky to von Meck that in
part discusses his perceived deficiencies in compositional form... |
Frank Almond |
3 |
2007-Sep-13 |
Translation into English
of Tchaikovsky's Name
I would like to know which is the best way to translate into english Tchaikovsky`s
name... |
Nataly |
2 |
2007-Sep-11 |
Special remarks for instrumentation
details in Tchaikovsky's Symphonies No 6 and "Manfred"
It is well known, that Tchaikovsky very scrupulously set remarks and assignments
in his scores, especially in his late works. I am surprised about two curious
comments... |
Rüdiger Herpich |
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2007-Sep-09 |
Philip Taylor (1949-2007)
I was extremely saddened to learn of the death of Philip Taylor after a
long illness... |
Brett Langston |
2 |
2007-Aug-25 |
Vladimir and Konstantin
Shilovsky
I'm looking for a photograph of the brothers Shilovsky, who were friends
of Tchaikovsky... |
Rien Schraagen |
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2007-Aug-19 |
Capriccio Italianne
I would appreciate so much if anyone could tell me when, where and under
what conditions was Tchaikovsky inspired... |
Simon Yam |
2 |
2007-Aug-07 |
Baltimore visit April 1891
Anyone have any idea what Tchaikovsky did while in Baltimore in April 1891?
What did he visit? What music did he play...? |
Pat Femiano |
2 |
2007-Jul-31 |
Lily of the Valley (Landysh)
I am looking for an English translation of the Tchaikovsky poem Landysh
("Lily of the Valley") as set by Arensky... |
Sebastian Comberti |
2 |
2007-Jul-30 |
Piano reduction of the Tema con
Variazioni of Suite No. 3, Op. 53
I remember playing a commerciallly available piano transcription of the
last movement of the Suite No. 3... |
Jonathan Still |
2 |
2007-Jul-30 |
Tchaikovsky Photograph
Does anybody have any more details on the following 1893 photograph... |
Rob Grace |
4 |
2007-Jul-30 |
Romeo and Juliet
Does anyone know if any recordings exist of the earlier versions of Tchaikovsky's
Romeo and Juliet? I know the scores still exist... |
Mark van Bruggen |
2 |
2007-Jul-26 |
New Tchaikovsky letter auctioned in London
A newly-discovered letter by Tchaikovsky was auctioned by Christie's of
London on 3 July for the sum of £19,200... |
Brett Langston |
1 |
2007-Jul-12 |
English Translation of Russian
Epigraphs in The Seasons Op. 37a
Please could you direct me to an authorative English translation of the
Russian epigraphs for each month... |
Jackie Waylen |
2 |
2007-Jul-03 |
Seventh Symphony?
www.cs.wcupa.edu/epstein... If you go this website you will see an article
claming the there exists a computer generated... |
Norman Armstrong |
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2007-Jun-06 |
Symphony No. 2
Thank you very much for adding the original version of Symphony No. 2 to
the study score section. How exciting!... |
Nicolas Krusek |
4 |
2007-May-13 |
The Snow Maiden
I am looking to find the orchestral parts of the Snow Maiden... |
Marc Andreae |
1 |
2007-May-03 |
Tchaikovsky's Voice
I have a set of CDs of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concertos and on the last one
there is a phonograph recording of about 30 secs... |
Graham Wright |
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2007-Apr-30 |
Henry Zajaczkowski
Does the Tchaikovsky specialist Henry Zajaczkowski read this forum...? |
Mark Doran |
2 |
2007-Apr-23 |
Tchaikovsky Pictures and Visit
Just found your web site. Very interesting. Are there any pics around of
the tchaikovsky funeral?... |
Patrick Femiano |
3 |
2007-Apr-16 |
Reconstruction of Original Letters
Dear ladies and gentlemen, I am actually reading the book The Quest for
the Inner Man written by Poznansky and published... |
Valerie Guillame |
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2007-Apr-08 |
Blumenfeld
I was wondering if Stanislav Mikhailovich BLUMENFEL'D (1850-97) father of
Georges Leon DAVYDOV was th brother of Felix... |
Bruno Gogel |
3 |
2007-Apr-04 |
Mazurka in D minor
Hi, My name is John, and I'm a Music Education major at CCSU in CT. We recently
performed Lincolnshire Posy by Percy Grainger... |
John Edward Anderson |
2 |
2007-Mar-27 |
Metronome markings in Tchaikovsky (especially
Op. 50)
Dear Tchaikovsky scholars, It is my understanding that the metronome markings
in Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio, Op. 50 stem... |
Daniel Paul Horn |
5 |
2007-Mar-16 |
Translations
Does anyone know if any of these articles (mentioned in Grove) have been
translated to english?... |
Svein Hundsnes |
1 |
2007-Mar-15 |
Half-remembered Essay
I wonder if anyone can help me locating a book I have memory of and may
be of interest to Tchaikovskians. The book was a series... |
Norman Armstrong |
3 |
2007-Mar-14 |
BBC Performances
What a joy it was last week to hear Tchaikovsky's earlier thoughts on Symphony
No. 1 (1868), Romeo and Juliet (1870) and Vakula... |
Nicolas Krusek |
3 |
2007-Mar-09 |
A Question
Hello! Is a pleasure has finded this web page. I am a spaniard fan of Tchaikovsky
from my childhood. I know his life, his music... |
Jorge M. Mellado |
3 |
2007-Mar-08 |
Homosexuality Myth
That Tchaikovsky was a homosexual is a myth based on publications of a few
Western authors. If this is true, what are... |
Milo |
9 |
2007-Feb-24 |
Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony
I'm attempting a detailed examination of Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony, and
am keen to see what has been written... |
Mark Doran |
1 |
2007-Feb-18 |
Melodiya Records
I was about 10 years old. We were sitting crossed legged on the parquet
floor in the assembly hall of my Junior school in Fulham... |
Graham Wright |
2 |
2007-Feb-11 |
BBC Tchaikovsky Experience 10 to 16 February
2007...
A final reminder that this unique broacast of the compleet works starts
tomorrow on BBC Radio 3. Listen live at... |
Brett Langston |
1 |
2007-Feb-09 |
Additional Aria for The Oprichnik
Can anyone tell me about the circumstances of the discovery of this aria
and whereabouts in the opera it occurs? |
Ian Maxwell |
2 |
2007-Feb-09 |
The Voevoda
Not long ago, the Aquarius label released a rare 1979 recording of
Tchaikovsky's first opera, The Voevoda, featuring Vladimir Matorin... |
Nicolas Krusek |
6 |
2007-Feb-07 |
BBC Tchaikovsky Experience
Details of the forthcoming "Tchaikovsky Experience", running from 20 January
to 16 February on BBC Radio and Televison, can be... |
Brett Langston |
4 |
2007-Feb-02 |
Tchaikovsky Name
My father-in-law who spoke Russian as a youth says Tchaikovsky’ name has
its origin in the word for “tea”; is this true? I have never... |
Victor Glenn |
2 |
2006-Dec-28 |
Overture in C minor
Thank you for this wonderful and educational site. It is great to have such
a wealth of information about my favorite composer in... |
Nicolas Krusek |
4 |
2006-Dec-22 |
13 Malaia Morskaia
For some time now I have taken an interest in Tchaikovsky's death site and
have heard of the possibility of Modest's apartment... |
Albert Gasparo |
5 |
2006-Dec-20 |
Toscanini's "Manfred"
Could please make me clear what changes had Arturo Toscanini made to Tchaikovsky's
Manfred symphony? I have his... |
Marcel |
3 |
2006-Dec-15 |
Original Versions
I greatly enjoyed reading the articles, "Tchaikovsky's Winter Daydreams"
and "Unknown Tchaikovsky," and listening to the... |
Nicolas Krusek |
2 |
2006-Dec-10 |
Tchaikovsky and Balakirev
I'm making a study of the relationship between Tchaikovsky and Balakirev.
Could anyone send me the following article... |
Rien Schraagen |
1 |
2006-Dec-10 |
Songs
Question: Were the songs Tchaikovsky composed on German and French texts
written in the original languages or composed with... |
Michael Angell |
2 |
2006-Dec-09 |
The Seasons, Op. 37-bis
I am a pianiste and right now I am styding at franch University -Sorbonne.
For my last exam I have to write one "memoire"... |
Sanja |
2 |
2006-Nov-14 |
Flute Concerto
According to Alexander Poznansky's "The Tchaikovsky handbook", Tchaikovsky
was planning to compose in 1893, the year of his... |
Simon Deschênes |
2 |
2006-Aug-23 |
Tchaikovsky in Istanbul
Dear friends, we understand that Tchaikovsky once had a trip from Tbilis
to France by vessel through Mediterranean sea, and... |
Alp Ülgen |
2 |
2006-Jul-29 |
Piano Duets
I am currently researching for a dissertation about piano duet transcriptions
of symphonies. If anyone has any information I'd be... |
Ian Shepherd |
3 |
2006-Jul-20 |
Recent Discoveries
I'm wondering what interesting manuscripts have come to light since the
fall of the Berlin wall and the opening up of the ex-Soviet... |
Ian Maxwell |
2 |
2006-Jul-16 |
Vladimir L'vovich Davydov
There is one person from Tchaikovsky's genealogy in who I am exremely curious.
It appeared in my mind when I was reading the... |
Marcel in Slovakia |
2 |
2006-Jul-02 |
Tchaikovsky's Nieces
I really appreciate your perfect site about tchaikovsky. When I am
reading the life information of Aleksandra (sister) and her... |
Levent Özübek |
2 |
2006-Jun-25 |
Tchaikovsky Cello Concerto
I wrote about four years ago concerning the sketches to the Cello Concerto
Tchaikovsky set out to write. I have found those... |
Yuriy Leonovich |
3 |
2006-Jun-20 |
Book by Tchaikovsky?
Dear Tchaikovsky specialists, Would someone be able to assist me in locating
the following treatise by Pyotr Tchaikovsky... |
Jopi Harri |
2 |
2006-May-21 |
Tchaikovsky's Family
I'm very interessted in Tchaikovsky's family tree, especially if he or his
relatives had children. My name is Tchaikovsky (the real... |
Anastassiya Tchaikovsky |
2 |
2006-May-18 |
Two People
If you kindly let me know your comments about two people mentioed
in your site. 1. Karl Albrecht / mentioned in the story... |
Levent Özübek |
2 |
2006-May-16 |
Two Questions
I want to understand two points which I did not understand very well
from some written sources. 1. Did Tchaikovsky meet Clara... |
Levent Özübek |
2 |
2006-May-07 |
Polonsky Texts
I'm finding it difficult in locating english translations for Polonsky's
Text for Tchaikovsky's songs as well as other poems by Polonsky... |
David Capper |
2 |
2006-Feb-25 |