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Tchaikovsky funeral program An interesting item recently came into my possesion - the program for Tchaikovsky's funeral in 1893...	Frederic Skolmen	1	2010–Sep–09
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	6	2010–Sep–04
Translations Does anyone know if any of these articles (mentioned in Grove) have been translated to english?..	Svein Hundsnes	2	2010–Aug–31
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
7TH Symphony?? While browsing internet recently, I came across a download for T's Seventh Symphony...	George Boyd	3	2010–Aug–19
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
Cherevichki in London It's just come to my attention that BBC Radio 3 is broadcasting a rare complete performance..	Brett Langston	9	2009–Jul–04
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
Tchaikovsky on Jews and Judaism As one who has done much research on the position of Jews in Russia, both during Tsarist ..	Richard T	5	2010–Mar–31
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
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	2	2010–Mar–14
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	2	2010–Mar–13
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
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	2	2009–Sep–08
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	1	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
Tchaikovsky & Stravinsky It's been casually rumored that the young Stravinsky once met Tchaikovsky, is this true? ..	Michael Svoboda	5	2009–May–09
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	16	2009–May–07
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
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	7	2009–Apr–06
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
The Enchantress I'd like your recommendation on which of the versions of Charodeika should I buy?	Norman Armstrong	10	2008–Dec–31
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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