Aleksey Maslov

Russian writer and dramatist (b. 1852 or 1853; d. 1907), born Aleksey Nikolayevich Maslov (Алексей Николаевич Маслов); also known by the pseudonym Bezhetsky (Бежецкий).

in 1890 he asked Tchaikovsky to provide music for a scene in his drama Don Juan, but the composer declined the request because he was busy writing his opera The Queen of Spades. Maslov's play was eventually performed without Tchaikovsky's music.

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

One letter from Tchaikovsky to Aleksey Maslov has survived, dating from 1890, and has been translated into English on this website:

• Letter 4032 – 13/25 February 1890, from Florence

One letter from Aleksey Maslov to the composer, dating from 5/17 February 1890, is preserved in the Klin House-Museum Archive.