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Maternal aunt of the composer (b. 1823), born''''' Yelizaveta Andreyevna Assier''''' (Елизавета Андреевна Ассиер); known after her marriage as '''''Yelizaveta Andreyevna Shobert''''' (Елизавета Андреевна Шоберт). | Maternal aunt of the composer (b. 1823), born''''' Yelizaveta Andreyevna Assier''''' (Елизавета Андреевна Ассиер); known after her marriage as '''''Yelizaveta Andreyevna Shobert''''' (Елизавета Андреевна Шоберт). | ||
Yelizaveta was the elder child of Tchaikovsky's grandfather [[Andrey Assier]] (1778–1835) by his second wife Amalia Gogel, and sister of the composer's mother, [[Aleksandra Tchaikovskaya (mother)|Aleksandra]] (1812–1854). She married [[Vasily | Yelizaveta was the elder child of Tchaikovsky's grandfather [[Andrey Assier]] (1778–1835) by his second wife Amalia Gogel, and sister of the composer's mother, [[Aleksandra Tchaikovskaya (mother)|Aleksandra]] (1812–1854). She married [[Vasily Schobert]] (d. 1849), and the couple had four children: [[Amaliya Litke|Amaliya]] (1841–1912); Wilhelmina (Vilgelmina); Yekaterina (d. 1866); and Nikolay (d. 1870). | ||
The Tchaikovsky family lived with the | The Tchaikovsky family lived with the Schobert family in [[Saint Petersburg]] until the 1860s. | ||
==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky== | ==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky== | ||
2 letters from Tchaikovsky to Yelizaveta | 2 letters from Tchaikovsky to Yelizaveta Schobert have survived, dating from 1848 and 1870, and have been translated into English on this website: | ||
* '''[[Letter 1]]''' – summer 1848, from [[Votkinsk]] (addressed jointly to Yelizaveta and [[Vasily | * '''[[Letter 1]]''' – summer 1848, from [[Votkinsk]] (addressed jointly to Yelizaveta and [[Vasily Schobert]]) | ||
* '''[[Letter 203]]''' – 30 August/11 September 1870, from [[Saint Petersburg]] | * '''[[Letter 203]]''' – 30 August/11 September 1870, from [[Saint Petersburg]] | ||
[[Category:People| | One letter from Yelizaveta Schobert to the composer, dating from 13/25 November 1870, is preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup|4}}, No. 5875). | ||
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[[Category:Family| | [[Category:People|Schobert, Yelizaveta]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:34, 28 August 2023
Maternal aunt of the composer (b. 1823), born Yelizaveta Andreyevna Assier (Елизавета Андреевна Ассиер); known after her marriage as Yelizaveta Andreyevna Shobert (Елизавета Андреевна Шоберт).
Yelizaveta was the elder child of Tchaikovsky's grandfather Andrey Assier (1778–1835) by his second wife Amalia Gogel, and sister of the composer's mother, Aleksandra (1812–1854). She married Vasily Schobert (d. 1849), and the couple had four children: Amaliya (1841–1912); Wilhelmina (Vilgelmina); Yekaterina (d. 1866); and Nikolay (d. 1870).
The Tchaikovsky family lived with the Schobert family in Saint Petersburg until the 1860s.
Correspondence with Tchaikovsky
2 letters from Tchaikovsky to Yelizaveta Schobert have survived, dating from 1848 and 1870, and have been translated into English on this website:
- Letter 1 – summer 1848, from Votkinsk (addressed jointly to Yelizaveta and Vasily Schobert)
- Letter 203 – 30 August/11 September 1870, from Saint Petersburg
One letter from Yelizaveta Schobert to the composer, dating from 13/25 November 1870, is preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin (a4, No. 5875).
