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Russian music publisher (b. 1844; d. 1905), born '''''Nikolay Matveyevich Bernard''''' (Николай Матвеевич Бернард).
Russian music publisher (b. 1844; d. 1905), born '''''Nikolay Matveyevich Bernard''''' (Николай Матвеевич Бернард).


The son of the pianist and composer, Matvey Ivanovich Bernard (1794–1871), Nikolay inherited his father's music publishing business in [[Saint Petersburg]]. As the publisher of the musical magazine ''Nuvellist'' (Нувеллист), Bernard commissioned Tchaikovsky to write the [[Two Songs (1873)|Two Songs]] (1873), [[Two Songs (1875)|Two Songs]] (1875), and the piano cycle ''[[The Seasons]]'' (1875–76), all of which received their first publications in ''Nuvellist''. Bernard's publishing house was taken over by [[Jurgenson]] in 1885.
The son of the pianist and composer Matvey Ivanovich Bernard (1794–1871), Nikolay inherited his father's music publishing business in [[Saint Petersburg]]. As the publisher of the musical magazine ''Nuvellist'' (Нувеллист), Bernard commissioned Tchaikovsky to write the [[Two Songs (1873)|Two Songs]] (1873), [[Two Songs (1875)|Two Songs]] (1875), and the piano cycle ''[[The Seasons]]'' (1875–76), all of which received their first publications in ''Nuvellist''. Bernard's publishing house was taken over by [[Jurgenson]] in 1885.


==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==

Revision as of 11:25, 30 November 2022

Russian music publisher (b. 1844; d. 1905), born Nikolay Matveyevich Bernard (Николай Матвеевич Бернард).

The son of the pianist and composer Matvey Ivanovich Bernard (1794–1871), Nikolay inherited his father's music publishing business in Saint Petersburg. As the publisher of the musical magazine Nuvellist (Нувеллист), Bernard commissioned Tchaikovsky to write the Two Songs (1873), Two Songs (1875), and the piano cycle The Seasons (1875–76), all of which received their first publications in Nuvellist. Bernard's publishing house was taken over by Jurgenson in 1885.

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

6 letters from Tchaikovsky to Nikolay Bernard have survived, dating from 1875 to 1889, all of which have been translated into English on this website:

One letter from Nikolay Bernard to Tchaikovsky, dating from 1882, is preserved in the Klin House-Museum Archive.

Bibliography