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TH 183

65 Russian Folk Songs

65 русских народных песен

Compiled by Vasilii Prokunin, revised and edited by Tchaikovsky (1872–73).

• Edited spring 1872 (songs 1–33) and spring 1873 (songs 34–65).
• Scored for Voice and Piano solo (2 hands).

History

No information survives concerning the date or origins of this work. Vasilii Prokunin was a student of Tchaikovsky's at the Moscow Conservatory, and it might be supposed that he asked his professor for help in editing and reworking the songs.

The songs were published in two parts by Petr Jurgenson — Part 1 (songs 1–33) in 1872 [1], and part 2 (songs 34–65) in 1873 [2].

From: Музыкальное наследие Чайковского (1958), pp. 499
English text copyright © 2006 Brett Langston

References:

1. Passed by the censor on 27 May/8 June 1872 [back]
2. Passed by the censor on 15/27 May 1873 [back]