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Tchaikovsky Pathetique symphony bass clarinet
Hello, my name is Daniel and I am a graduate student and teaching assistant in musicology....
Daniel John Carroll 1 2012 Feb 7
Verdi and Tchaikovsky
Having just seen Verdi's "Aida", my husband and I were struck by the Tchaikovsky like music in...
Mary Wolfman 2 2012 Feb 7
Allegro agitato in Tchaikovsky's ballets
Tchaikovsky composed three ballets. In each piece there is "Allegro agitato" ..
Kamomeno Iwao 3 2011 Feb 7
Religious Beliefs
Was Tchaikovsky a religious person? Did he believe in God?
Craig Sayer 5 2012 Feb 1
4th Symphony as music to which of his operas?
Recently I heard an old Phantom of the Opera movie. Near the end, the conductor was...
Mark Massen 2 2012 Jan 20
Joan's Aria from the Maid of Orleans
This year is the 600th anniversary of Jeanne d'Arc....
Kamomeno Iwao 1 2012 Jan 20
Source of 'most Russian of us all' quote?
I must begin by saying thank you for fashioning such a wonderful resource for ...
Tim Passmore 3 2012 Jan 2
Popular songs of 20th Century based on Tschaikovsky's music
I am curious to know if there exists a list of some or all of the popular songs in the USA in the ...
Lea Frey 5 2012 Jan 2
Tchaikovsky on Jews and Judaism
As one who has done much research on the position of Jews in Russia, both during Tsarist ..
Richard T 6 2011 Dec 13
Check out Battle of the Nutcrackers - Ovation
From December 12th to the 16th viewers will have the opportunity to see five different...
Albert Gasparo 2 2011 Dec 6
Second Nutcracker Suite?
On "Wikipedia" we read this...
Antonio Garganese 10 2011 Dec 6
Tchaikovsky sym. 5 metronome marks THANK YOU
This has been driving me crazy since the mid 1970s. The only time the work sounds right is...
Laurence Levine 2 2011 Dec 6
The Enchantress
I have a set of Melodiya LPs of the Enchantress. Does anyone know where...
John Keedy 5 2011 Dec 3
Wakula the Smith
I have just been in Moscow where I was able to purchase a complete recording of...
Guido Muehlemann 3 2011 Dec 2
Flute Concerto
Hello, I have just recently started Tchaikovsky's flute concerto...
Jessica Carvin 3 2011 Dec 1
About Tchaikovsky Street
About fifty or more years ago U.S. embassy in Moscow was located in Tchaikovsky Street.
Alberto Sáenz Enriquez 2 2011 Nov 30
Tchaikovsky's Parents
Does anyone know where Tchaikovsky's parents are buried and also his brothers and sister?
John Keedy 2 2011 Nov 27
Orchestration of the duet 'Dawn'
Is there a recording of Tchaikovsky’s 1889 orchestration of his vocal duet Op.46 no.6 ‘Dawn’?
Fred Edwards 1 2011 Nov 22
One of World's Greatest Mysteries...
I refer, of course, to the death of Tchaikovsky. Having said that..
George Boyd 12 2011 Nov 19
Question
I have a question on Tchaikovsky and especially the part where he was inspired by....
Vanessa Paulina 2

2011 Nov 15

Tchaikovsky & Stravinsky
It's been casually rumored that the young Stravinsky once met Tchaikovsky, is this true? ..

Michael Svoboda 7 2011 Nov 13
Hello, I have two Tchaikovsky questions!
I'd like to first start out by saying thank you for putting together such a professional and...
Denny Crane 3 2011 Nov 10
Question on Tchaikovsky's travel to Trabzon
I have visited your site, about Tchaikovsky, with great interest, and I was particularly surprised...
Kyriakos Papadopoulos 2 2011 Nov 9
Tempo Indications and Metronome Markings in Symphony 6
I understand that Tchaikovsky had consistent sense of tempi. I do not know who wrote...
Kamomeno Iwao 1 2011 Nov 7
Manfred Symphony DVD
The versions in DVD of Svetlanov and Duderova present a problem. Both versions do not...
Guillermo Biaggini 2 2011 Nov 5
Tchaikovsky Edition
Has anyone here purchased this? Are there libretti for the operas?
Eric Sabinson 3 2011 Nov 5
Pop Songs based on Tchaikovsky's music
Here are some popular songs & admusic that are based on Tchaikovsky's music.
Max Reiner 9 2011 Nov 5
Petr Il'ich Tchaikovsky, the Man not the Myth
Is there any indication of emotional instabilty in Tchaikovsky's music?
Michael Porter 16 2011 Oct 28
Check out Mariinsky Orchestra at Carnegie Hall - Review - NYTimes.com
Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra give a rousing account to the Six...
Albert Gasparo 1 2011 Oct 14
Joachim Raff
Is there any information regarding if Tchaikovsky has ever met fellow composer Joachim Raff?
Craig Sayer 3 2011 Oct 3
Tchaikovsky and Other Masters
It has been said that Brahms was a cruel man...
Alberto Sáenz Enríquez 2 2011 Oct 2
Piano Transcriptions of Orchestral Works
Thanks to this web site I was able to garner 80 works for piano. 70 for piano solo alone..
Albert Gasparo 8 2011 Sep 18
Transliterations on Tchaikovsky Research
Why is the name Пётръ Ильичъ Чайковскій transliterated as Petr Il'ich Tchaikovsky on this site?
Michael Porter 3 2011 Sep 18
But what is the most beautiful?
What do you think of this passage in the old and glorious biography of Rotislav Hofmann?
Antonio Garganese 2 2011 Sep 16
Valse-Scherzo, Op.34
Can anyone shed some light on this for me? I would like to know why...
Fred Edwards 2 2011 Sep 15
Metronome markings in Symphony No. 5 (continued)
As a result of this earlier discussion, I've created an artificial audio file to illustate ...
Brett Langston 18 2011 Sep 14
Coincidentally? Plagiary? Influence?
Have you noticed this?
Antonio Garganese 5 2011 Sep 13
Piano Transcriptions of Orchestral Works
Hi. The IMSLP database is stunning. I have heard that a piano solo transcription of the full opera Eugene Onegin published by..
Stephen J. Tiernen 7 2011 Sep 10
Svetlanov and The Storm
I was just wondering if Yevgeni Svetlanov ever recorded Tchaikovsky’s early overture
Fred Edwards 2 2011 Sep 6
Moscow Cantata
One of tchaikovsky s great masterpieces, seldom known or performed out of Russia...
Albert Saenz Enriquez 2 2011 Sep 5
Iosif Kotek
I once read - I can't remember where, unfortunately - that Tchaikovsky's pet-name for Iosif...
Michael Porter 2 2011 Sep 5
Tchaikovsky Edition
Hi everyone, in case some of you are interested, it seems the label Brilliant Classics is going to release its
Brian Chahla 3 2011 Sep 4
Ode to Joy cantata
Lately I've been listening to this work (this work was composed in 1865 for..
Manuel Biana 1 2011 Sep 2
7th Symphony
Does anyone know exactly what parts of the “7th Symphony” that Tchaikovsky actually...
Bill Hebenstreit 3 2011 Sep 2
Tchaikovsky and Mahler
I have heard it claimed that Gustav Mahler's Ninth Symphony was directly inspired by Tchaikovsky's Sixth...
Michael Porter 20 2011 Aug 30
The Enchantress
I'd like your recommendation on which of the versions of Charodeika should I buy?
Norman Armstrong 14 2011 Aug 28
The Way Tchaikovsky's Mind Worked
I wonder if any contributor to the forum with sharper psychological insights than mine could suggest...
Michael Porter 4 2011 Aug 28
Other documentaries on Tchaikovsky and Tchaikovsky / Puccini / Mahler
Does anyone know the quality of this documentary?
Antonio Garganese 34 2011 Aug 28
Tchaikovsky and Mascagni
To continue the correlations between the Russian musician and his young colleagues of the time...
Antonio Garganese 1 2011 Aug 26

Puccini
A very simple question as usual.....

George Boyd 4 2011 Aug 24
About the documentary: "Tchaikovsky's Women / Fate" (Two Films By Christopher Nupen), 2009
I ask you some information content and quality of this documentary
Antonio Garganese 2 2011 Aug 24
Tchaikovsky Suite
In the spirit of Respighi’s ‘Rossiniana’, Glazunov’s ‘Chopiniana’ and Tchaikovsky’s own ‘Mozartiana’...
Fred Edwards 3 2011 Aug 24

Cherevichki in London
It's just come to my attention that BBC Radio 3 is broadcasting a rare complete performance..

Brett Langston 15 2011 Jul 26
Music at very end of film "The Turning Point"
Someone wrote asking about a piece from the film "The Turning Point,"
Martha Sachs 3 2011 Jul 24
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 Bass Clarinet
I had a question about Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony. The famous clarinet solo about mid-way through the movement is..
Michael Nichols 7 2011 Jun 10
Bolshoi Ballet
Currently, I am researching the Bolshoi Ballet's 1959 American premiere and ...
Cadra McDaniel 1 2011 Jun -9
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 17 2011 Apr 14
San Antonio Symphony Festival
Our North American readers may be interested to know that the San Antonio Symphony...
Brett Langston 1 2011 Apr 10
Davydov
My wife and I just listened to the Tchaikovsky 2nd at the NY Philharmonic, and in the program notes, I found mention of...
Paul M. Wolvek 2 2011 Apr 05
Souvenir de Florence
I am a bassist playing Souvenir de Florence in a small chamber ensemble, and I was wondering...
Karl Peterson 1 2011 Mar 23
Is This True?
Did anyone hear Classicfm`s John Suchet`s comments recently on the `Hall of Fame`...
Rosemary Belk 2 2011 Feb 24
Metronome markings in Symphony No. 5
 I am a conductor and I would like some input regarding metronome markings especially that of the 5th Symphony...
Yoon Jae Lee 6 2011 Feb 18
Food that Tchaikovsky enjoyed
I’ve been curious for a long time about the food that T. enjoyed..
Scott Miller 2 2011 Feb 16
Blumemfeld
As a distant cousin of Stanislav Blumenfeld, I am also interested in what happened to Georges-Leon Tchaikovsky...
Arthur Bloomfield 6 2011 Feb 15
Vote for the Hall of Fame
Last year Tchaikovsky had 11 entries in the Classic FM Hall of Fame, including the 1812 Overture at...
Alexandra Philpotts 1 2011 Jan 21
Bassoons in the Tchaikovsky symphonies
When Tchaikovsky wrote the great bassoon solos in the...
Lawrence Sisk 1 2011 Jan 15

Happy Christmas
May I take this oppotunity to wish all our contributors and readers a very happy Christmas!

Brett Langston 3 2010 Dec 26
The Nutcracker season upon us....
The phenomenon of the great popularity in the USA of this the most popular of all ballets....
Albert Gasparo 5 2010 Dec 14
Patchwork Maid of Orleans (Reaction to the Dearth of Recordings complaint about Tchaikovsky's Opera)
I transferred the Arkipova to CD but was not terribly pleased with the sound...
Joseph Ahern 1 2010 Dec 08
Tchaikovsky & Beethoven
I was going to write and ask what was T's take on the music of Beethoven. I sort of found the answer in your "people" section...,
George Boyd 4 2010 Nov 16
Tchaikovsky famous quotes
I am doing a middle school project on Tchaikovsky and I am wondering
Beth Cheyney 2 2010 Nov 14
Lost Tchaikovsky manuscript rediscovered in Stockholm
As reported in our news section, an autograph manuscript by Tchaikovsky which had long been thought lost...
Brett Langston 1 2010 Nov 12
7TH Symphony??
While browsing internet recently, I came across a download for T's Seventh Symphony...
George Boyd 5 2010 Nov 12
Article about Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky: el misterio de su genio
Albert Saenz Enriquez 3 2010 Nov 11
Translations
Does anyone know if any of these articles (mentioned in Grove) have been translated to english?..
Svein Hundsnes 3 2010 Nov 09
Nikolay and Medea Figner sing...
Here Medea Figner who sang in the premier of Queen of Spades in 1890 sings Lisa's aria...
Albert Gasparo 2 2010 Nov 02
Modest's rooms
Does the apartment (Modest's rooms) in which T., died, still exist? Or were they blasted down during the War?
George Boyd 9 2010 Oct 24
Tchaikovsky and Russia
Hello. My name is Jungsoo Kim and I'm a high school student who is trying to write research paper on Tchaikovsky..
Jungsoo Kim 3 2010 Oct 24
Souvenir de Florence
I was interested in the tunes (so called folk melodies) in the
Steven Woodruff 2 2010 Oct 18
Thanks
DO NOT PRINT THIS AS IT IS A PAT ON THE BACK!!! ...
George Boyd 2 2010 Oct 14
Tchaikovsky Trio op. 50
Could you please recommend me some books regarding Tchaikovsky's piano trio...?
Berenika Glixman 4 2010 Oct 01
Modest Tchaikovsky Autobiography
I recently purchased Richard Taruskin's "On Russian Music" and...
Robert Suslowicz 2 2010 Sep 30
Violin Concerto
I heard the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto last night and wondered if the theme of the...
Robert P. Friedland 2 2010 Sep 26
Help Needed
A Tchaikovsky admirer myself, I'm wanting to peruse more of Tchaikovsky's pictures....
Hafiz Zainal 6 2010 Sep 16
Tchaikovsky's 3rd Piano Concerto
Has no one noticed that both scores I find at the International Music Score project have the piano playing impossible (for modern pianos)
Gary Goldberg 2 2010 Aug 29
Violin concerto scores
I am preparing for a performance of the violin concerto this season. I have the Breitkopf score and the Dover...
Jeff Multer 1 2010 Aug 28

Fourth and Sixth symphonies
Just a thought, but does anyone else feel that there could be a thematic...

Adam Trevino 2 2010 Aug 12
Tchaikovsky's complete songs at Google Books
here in this book are the complete texts in Russian and English of all of Tchaikovsky's 100 odd songs..
Albert Gasparo 2 2010 Jul 09
Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony
In the correspondence of Sept 1, 2008 a question was raised about the origin of the major theme...
Albert Gasparo 2 2010 Jul 09
Variations in "Iolanta" libretto
Listening to this opera is a very special delight for any admirer of the great composer..
Alexander Geidelberg 8 2010 Jul 06
Which opera?
Hope this isn't too trivial: in the 1937 film "Maytime" there is a glorious duet..
Bob Thornton 3 2010 Jun 29
Tchaikovsky as a choral conductor of girls or women?
I've heard casually from two different sources that Tchaikovsky may have conducted a girls' or women's chorus, and might...
Sally De Fazio 5 2010 Jun 29
Onegin
Hello to all, Does anybody know if the original version of Evgenii Onegin has ever been published? With the 'original version'..
Tom Huygens 5 2010 Jun 24
Tchaikovsky’s compositional process
Does anybody know about Tchaikovsky’s compositional process and how he worked?
Rachel Walker 5 2010 Jun 23
New York Times Archive
The New York Times obituary of Tchaikovsky's death on November 6, 1893..
Al Gasparo 4 2010 Jun 23
Tchaikovsky on Liadov
Does anyone know if Tchaikovsky and Anatoly Liadov ever met or spoke...
Michael Svoboda 2 2010 May 26
Question
I read Albert Gasparo's note (Jan 2, 2010) about Google's collection of..
Steve Warren 4 2010 May 17
Tchaikovsky's Life in Movies
I have tried to gather together the various movies and documentaries that have tried to portray Tchaikovsky and his works..
Albert Gasparo 1 2010 May 12
A Waltz sung by Catherine Grayson
Many years ago thee was a movie in which Catherine Grayson sang a song to the tune of one of..
Frank Barron 4 2010 May 11
Swan Lake
Was there a monastery and lake in Moscow that was...
Marcia Z 1 2010 May 08
Birthday tribute Julia Curl 1 2010 May 07
Klin
Who are the actual owners of Klin..
Sally Benger 2 2010 May 05
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 11 2010 May 04
Need help finding a recorded biography
I am hoping that you or your forum members might be able to help me locate a cassette recording of a Tchaikovsky biography, I heard in the..
Khal F 3 2010 May 02

"Zigeunerweisen", Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra in f (1892)
Hello. I have a recording of the following piece by Tchaikovsky: "Zigeunerweisen", Fantasy for..

Michael Svoboda 3 2010 Apr 24
Tchaikovsky's poem on lilies of the valley
Mr. Poznansky published a poem of Tchaikovsky on lilies of the valley in his biography..
Rien Schraagen 2 2010 Apr 20
Bolshoi theatre - Pages in History
The Russian company 'Aquarius' (the 1941 'Iolanta' under Samosud is in their catalogue) is planning..
Mike Weston 1 2010 Apr 19
Swan Lake Performance
Swan Lake is being performed in Chicago, IL USA from April 15th until ..
Michael Svoboda 1 2010 Apr 09
New Russian biography
Russian readers may be interested to know that a new biography by ..
Brett Langston 9 2010 Apr 01
Slavic
Tchaikovsky's "Marche Slave" is a Serbian folk music..
Jintonic 4 2010 Mar 23
Voyevoda Sinopsis
Hi. Does someone have a Sinopsis or a libretto of The Voyevoda? I got the Aquarius recording but.
Manuel Viega 2 2010 Mar 18
Score Inquiry
If anyone has a copy of the Tchaikovsky Symphony in E-flat major score...
Michael Svoboda 1 2010 Feb 28
Tchaikovsky on Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique
I noticed that Tchaikovsky speaks about his reservations towards several works by Berlioz, with the exception of Symphonie Fantastique..
Michael Svoboda 2 2010 Feb 25
Research Questions
I am conducting research involving the Soviet reception and interpretation of Tchaikovsky's works..
Cadra McDaniel 3 2010 Feb 18
The Oprichnik as MP3 download
A 1948 Soviet era recording of Tchaikovsky's The Oprichnik has been issued as an MP3 download..
Gordon Thomas 1 2010 Feb 14
Maid of Orleans
I am looking for the Maid Of Orleans libretto and can only find it in Russian..
Janine Magnin 6 2010 Feb 04
Tchaikovsky/Von Meck Letters
Could you let me know if there is somewhere a place where one can read the Tchaikovsky/Von Meck letters...
Barrett Wiseman 6 2010 Jan 31
Check out YouTube - Voices of the Past: Tchaikovsky,
Safonov, Rubinstein...

We have been through this before....here is a video assigning the voices to various persons...
Albert Gasparo 2 2010 Jan 29
A Dream on the Volga
I was wondering if anyone knows where I could find the score to the Overture: A Dream on the Volga by..
Michael Svoboda 1 2009 Jan 28
Tchaikovsky and Politics
I once read that Tchaikovsky demonstrated his doubt in the russian governement through his compositions..
Heather Webster 2 2010 Jan 25
Symphony No. 7 (in Eb Major) score
I've had zero luck with locating an available (in print) copy of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 7..
Michael Svoboda 1 2009 Jan 13
Tch Box Set
Does anyone know if there is a box set out there that contains all of Tchaikovsky's music on CD?
Ed B 2 2009 Jan 13
Vocal Work Question
Hello, first of all I love the site! I've been an avid follower of it since it's inception a few years ago! I'm also..
Craig Sayer 3 2010 Jan 12
Nutcrackers Galore
It might be a little late to take in all the performances but its not too late to catch the preferred Nutcracker on Christmas Eve and...
Albert Gasparo 1 2009 Dec 24
About Tchaikovsky as conductor
Is there any information, newspaper articles or reviews, about Tchaikovsky's conducting...
Hector J Guzman 1 2009 Dec 20
Romeo and Juliet Duet
I'm searching for an English translation of the Romeo and Juliet scena that Taneyev put together...
Pamela McClain 3 2009 Dec 18
Rare Tchaikovsky Performance
To those who reside within the state of Illinois, specifically in and around the Chicago area, listen up ...
Michael Svoboda 1 2009 Dec 13
Tchaikovsky and Ippolitov-Ivanov
I am the conductor of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra..
Lawrence Sisk 2 2009 Nov 24
In Immortal Footsteps
While browsing the web I found some archive newsreel footage relating to the Tchaikovsky House and Museum at Klin..
Brett Langston 3 2009 Nov 23
1812 overture commission question
I understand that Tchaikovsky didn't like the 1812 overture, but I recently heard somewhere..
Steve Ridone 2 2009 Oct 30
T. Lives!!!
I was just reviewing the John Williams canon. If that's not T-- I am not ..
George Boyd 5 2009 Oct 25
La Valse Lente
In ballet "Swan Lake", Pyotr Ilyich composed several Valses..
Kamomeno Iwao 1 2009 Oct 24
The Enclosure by the same two Swan Songs
Pyotr Ilyich's ballet "Swan Lake" has Introduction and 29 numbers in 4 acts. Act 2 has 5 numbers from..
Kamomeno Iwao 1 2009 Sep 27
Tchaikovsky songs translated
I am looking for translated ´singing´ versions of Tchaikovsky´s songs in English or German since I don´t speak russian..
Erling Eliasson 2 2009 Sep 19
Tchaikovsky's Cello Concerto
Where can I get the sheet music for the completed cello concerto?..
Mike Obert 2 2009 Sep 15
Tchaikovsky's Orchestral Technique
In Pyotr Ilyich's orchestral pieces, we find some unison-combinations of oboes and trumpets(with pistons)..
Kamomeno Iwao 1 2009 Sep 12
Song transcriptions
Has anyone transcribed any of Tchaikovsky's songs for the piano?
Les Baronian 2 2009 Sep 07
Tchaikovsky facsimile?
I have been an ardent listener of Tchaikovsky's music for the past 10 years..
Jason Miller 6 2009 Sep 07

Swan Lake Duet?
Soem years ago I heard a duet sung to the melody of an adagio from Swan Lake...

John Keedy 5 2009 Sep 04
Check out "Tchaikovsky Piano" - Sheet Music On Demand - FreeHandMusic.com
Here is an assemblage of Tchaikovsky's complete works for piano as well as songs which can be downloaded for a fee..
Albert Gasparo 1 2009 Aug 18
Tchaikovsky and Schumann
Hello. First, Let me congratulate you on a remarkable freely available website about one of my favourite composers!
David Fedoruk 1 2009 Aug 02
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 6 2009 Jul 29
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations
Does anyone knows of a transcription of Rococo Variations for strings orchestra and ‘cello?
Giorgio Mezzanotte

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2009 Jul 26
Tchaikovsky and Von Meck Letters
Congratulating you on the great effectiveness of your website, I would be grateful if someone..
Antonio Garganese 2 2009 Jul 22
The Tsarina's Slippers Royal Opera House London
Booking begins today (14th July 2009) for The Slippers ..
Graham Wright 1 2009 Jul 14
Symphony No. 7 in Eb Major DVD
Does anyone know of a DVD that holds the performance of the reconstructed Symphony No. 7 in Eb major..
Michael Svoboda 3 2009 Jul 06
Tchaikovsky Pictures
Below is a link that will take you to a website where dozens of Tchaikovsky pictures are available...
Michael Svoboda 1 2009 Jul 05
Tchaikovsky on Verdi
Does anyone know if Tchaikovsky ever expressed his thoughts about Verdi's..
Michael Svoboda 2 2009 Jun 30
Children's Album
Does anyone know where the autograph of Children's Album is held? Are there facsimile copies ..
Alexandre Dossin 2 2009 Jun 29
Jurisprudence March
I have noticed in the Tchaikovsky Discograpy that the Jurisprudence March has been recorded on ..
Steve Floyd 2 2009 Jun 17
Song
im looking for a song or composition or score or concerto that is by tchaikovsky with the word Verde ..
Patience Cox 1 2009 Jun 08
Voyevode (symphonic ballad)
Does anyone know of any DVD performances of Tchaikovsky's symphonic..
Michael Svoboda 2 2009 Jun 08
Manfred
Does anyone know where I might obtain a DVD copy of Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony being performed...?
Michael Svoboda 9 2009 May 26
A Birthday Present
Today (7 May 2009) is the 169th anniversary of Tchaikovsky's birth, and perhaps a fitting moment to announce..
Brett Langston 4 2009 May 10
Tschaikovsky Museum, Klin
I'm planning to visit Moscow in mid-July of this year, and would like to know..
Roshun Birdy 2 2009 Apr 27
New Bibliography Database
You may have noticed the extra link on the home page to a new searchable database of literature and recordings relating to Tchaikovsky..
Brett Langston 1 2009 Apr 26
Vakula and Tsar Saltan
Amanda Holden's New Penguin Opera Guide (page 754), and its earlier manifestation, The Viking Opera Guide (page 870), contain ..
Vincent Deane 2 2009 Apr 09
The Turning Point
I did notice once important item missing from your site and that is a listing of Tchaikovsky's music used in certain movie soundtracks...
Terry Wilcox 3 2009 Apr 04
Iolanta (1964)
I have found this entry on the International Movie Data Base (iMDB)..
Alexander Geidelberg 3 2009 Apr 02
Tchaikovsky music in the 8 1/2 movie Fellini-Rota
Question: when Quindo (Mastroianni) is in the spring the orchestra plays..
Georgios Kalantzis 2 2009 Mar 19
At Bedtime - Falling Asleep (Lyrics)
I recently found a rarely performed piece of music for orchestra and chorus by Tchaikovsky..
Michael Svoboda 2 2009 Mar 18
Mazeppa - Vocal Score
I am looking for a vocal score of Tchaikovskys Opera "Mazeppa"..
Bettina Wolff 2 2009 Mar 18
Tchaikovsky on Beethoven
I know he wasn't "fond" of Wagner-- but what did T. think of Beethoven...?
George Boyd 2 2009 Mar 16
Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55
'm looking for a DVD with the performance of Tchaikovsky's Suite No. 3..
Michael Svoboda 1 2009 Mar 11

Symphony No. 7 (Eb major) in Full Score
I've been trying to find a reasonably priced copy of the the reconstruction of Tchaikovsky's '7th Symphony' in Eb major..

Michael Svoboda 2 2009 Mar-08
A new Tchaikovsky Museum in Moscow
On May 18th 2007 in Moscow the newly-renovated Tchaikovsky apartment at Kudrinskaia Square 46/54 was opened to the public..
Alexander Poznansky 1 2009 Feb 27
Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony and Spohr's 4th Symphony
There seem to me to be some striking similarities in these two symphonies. Does anyone know whether Tchaikovsky knew the earlier work?
Fiona Dancy 2 2009 Feb 25
Check out Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Complete Works Edition - IMSLP
Here are the complete scores of Tchaikovsky. Though all is listed some are not ready for download yet...
Albert Gasparo 1 2009 Feb 22
A Publication by Galina Belonovich
Many visitors and contributors to this website have expressed a desire to expand their knowledge
Alexander Geidelberg 1 2009 Feb 21
Question
I hear that Toscanini has played “Pathétique” replacing the fourth movement...
Kenji Sugiyama 2 2009 Feb 20
Tchaikovsky's Museum
Is it possible to find out information about the Tchaikovsky's museum?.....
Sintija Keisa 3 2009 Feb 02
Tchaikovsky's music in film
I have been searching for a piece of music for a long time. I am not even 100% sure it is Tchaikovsky but I believe it is....
Waundell Saavedra 1 2009 Jan 21
Tchaikovsky drank tap water?
I find it interesting, a NY Times piece on a recent Tchaikovksy exhibit with the headline...
George Boyd 9 2009 Jan 18
Tchaikovsky and the Russian Court
I just wanted to bring to your attention a lecture-recital on Tchaikovsky's relationship with the Russian Court to be held at the Victoria & Albert Museum..
Joseph Watson 1 2009 Jan 06
The Slippers (Cherevichki)
Seems that there will be a production of The Slippers in the autumn at London's Royal Opera House..
Graham Wright 1 2009 Jan 01
Tchaikovsky in America
Opening week of Carnegie Hall. A highlight of Tchaikovsky's visit. The New York times review of the performance..
Albert Gasparo 2 2008 Dec 19
Symphony #6 as US TV & movie theme music
Are you aware of any American television shows that based their theme music on Symphony #6?..
Hilde Alter 3 2008 Dec 17
Orleanskaya deva
Who owns the rights to the recording of Maid of Orleans featuring Irina Arkhipova—and why don't they release a CD...?
David M. Perkins 6 2008 Dec 14
Tchaikovsky Anniversary
To mark the 115th anniversary of the composer's death on 6 November 1893 (shortly after 00.30hrs GMT), I am pleased to announce.
Brett Langston 10 2008 Nov 24
A Book by Tchaikovsky
I also am searching for this book (in english). I found this while searching the "WorldCat" database; perhaps it will help others..
Nicole Koehler 2 2008 Nov 22
Tchaikovsky interviews
During the last years of his life, Tchaikovsky was interviewed several times. I never found an interview with him...
Rien Schraagen 2 2008 Nov 18
Concerto No. 1
I would like to purchase the original and complete score (not edited) of P.Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1 - all 3 movements.
Chris Busuttil 1 2008 Nov 16
Question: The 7th number "Sujet" in the Ballet "Swan Lake"
French word "Sujet" means "Subject". So I think that "Sujet" in "Swan Lake" is important piece...
Kamomeno Iwao 3 2008 Nov 04
Henry Zajazckowski
I am reading a library copy of Zajaczkowksi’s new book on Tchaikovsky’s operas and finding it interesting and valuable.
Don Seibert 4 2008 Oct 04
Tchaikovsky Original Titles for 1812 and Romeo and Juliet Overtures
As a library cataloguer, I am required to use uniform titles for pieces
of music based on ‘the composer’s original title in the language in which it was presented'.
Richard Lamin 2 2008 Sep 24
Saint Petersburg Anthem
I try to find the score (pdf, midi, Encore, or HarmonyAssistant formats) of..
JoseIgnacio Pastor 2 2008 Sep 18
Klin
Is it true the Nazis gutted and descrated T,'s home at Kiln?
George Boyd 3 2008 Sep 04
Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony
Hello, everyone. I'm a Japanese fan of Tchaikovsky's music. I have read in a old Japanese book that the main theme in 1st mov.of the..
Kamomeno Iwao 1 2008 Sep 01
Piano Reduction of the Tema Con Variazioni from the Suite No. 3, Op. 55
Here is the Theme and Variations from the Third Suite opus 55 as arranged for piano solo.
Albert Gasparo 1 2008 Aug 29
First Symphony, versions
Does anyone know whether the orchestral parts of the First Symphony which are deposited at the Library of the Moscow Conservatoire ..
Wolfgang Eggerking 2 2008 Aug 23
Fanfare from the Hamlet incidental music
Geoffrey Simon and the London Symphony Orchestra performance of the Hamlet incidental music features an extra fanfare in act three..
Shenda Gu 2 2008 Aug 20
Traveling to Tchaikovsky
A number of the respondents on this Forum seem very familiar with travel in Russia. I'm interested in going to Russia and specifically..
Steve Warren 6 2008 Aug 18
Alternating Unisons and Octaves
I am hoping someone intimately familiar with Tchaikovsky's orchestral habits may be able to answer this question..
William H. Rosar 4 2008 Aug 12
Saint Petersburg, important places for Tchaikovsky
for my next visit at Saint Petersburg I'd like to see two places more which are important in the life of Tchaikovsky...
Rüdiger Herpich 9 2008 Aug 08
TH 136?
Is there any reason TH 136 isn't listed? There's no indication why, and it's the only one in sequence that's unlisted..
Joshua Kaufman 1 2008 Aug 07
Enigma of the Sixth's Premiere
The first performance of the Sixth Symphony was advertised in the fallowing way...
Alexander Geidelberg 1 2008 Aug 06
Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1
I am looking for the sheet music of the original 1874/75 version of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, opus 23..
BC Dunnington 1 2008 Aug 05
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 5 2008 Jul 30
A Polite Request
While informed debate is always welcome (and indeed, encouraged) in this Forum .
Brett Langston 1 2008 Jul 29
Tchaikovsky and Snobbery
It's very easy to notice how controversial becomes to argue about Tchaikovsky s genius..
Alberto Sáenz Enríquez 6 2008 Jul 29
On Tchaikovsky's Method
It may be of interest to our readers to get an interpretation of Tchaikovsky's methods of composition as per David Brown's..
Albert Gasparo 1 2008 Jul 28
Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 2
I am looking for sheet music of the complete (original) version of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major..
BC Dunnington 3 2008 Jul 27
Record of Romeo and Juliet (version 1869)
Hello, I would inform you that there is a record of a long part of Romeo et Juliette, first version (1869) on this address :
Patrick Otto 2 2008 Jul 26
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 7 2008 Jul 14
Did Tchaikovsky Have Perfect Pitch?
I wonder if Tchaikovsky had perfect pitch. There are some controversies on internet about it..
Marcel Takac 4 2008 Jul 11
Regarding the Cello Concerto
I found this curiosity among the imslp.com scores. i.e. a completed version of the cello concerto..
Albert Gasparo 2 2008 Jul 07
Piano Transcriptions of Orchestral Works
Many thanks for making available to us these hithertofore unknown solo piano arrangements of The Tempest and Francesca da Rimini...
Albert Gasparo 7 2008 Jul 03
Valse-Scherzo
I have a recording of this piece for violin (Aharonian) and piano (Kandinskaja) Arte Nova label saying it is the "Version of V Begekirsky"....
Graham Wright 2 2008 Jul 02
Francesca da Rimini for the piano
Hello, here is the arrangement for solo piano by Klindworth.
Manuel José Blanca Molinos 1 2008 Jun 26
The Tempest Piano Arrangement
I wondered if there existed a piano arrangement (for two or four or as many hands as needed) of The Tempest...
Bryan Chahla 3 2008 Jun 24
Swan Lake
I am making a programme for BBC Radio 4 about Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake...
Rachel Howorth 1 2008 Jun 20
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 3 2008 Jun 19
6 Romances Op. 6
I am a soprano singer and I am working at the moment on the 6 Romances Op. 6 of Tchaïkowsky. I would like to know..
Juliette Vergnaud 2 2008 Jun 08
1812
I have read a description of 1812 by Brett Langston that I found on line indicating that a melody in The Year 1812 was a melody from a previous opera The Voevoda...
David Hagy 2 2008 Jun 05
Aleksey Apukhtin
Would anyone know where I could find some of Aleksey Apukhtin's poetry translated into English? Especially anything he wrote for Peter Tchaikovsky.
Steve Warren 2 2008 May 31
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 3 2008 May 27
Translators Wanted
Work is progressing on the next phase of development of the Tchaikovsky Research web-site, and you may be in a position to help..
Brett Langston 1 2008 May 24
Forum
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 1 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 1 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

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
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 Saint Petersburg School of Jurisprudence..
dreamofanimation 2 2008 Mar 04
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

Check out Eugene Onegin
Here is the New York Times review of the movie version which came out in 1959...

Al Gasparo 2 2008 Feb 17

Check out YouTube
A visit to the Tchaikovsky Museum in Klin:

Al Gasparo 1 2008 Feb 04
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
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
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 5 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 3 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
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 2 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 5 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 2 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 5 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 7 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
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 9 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
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
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

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