Aleksey Khomyakov

Tchaikovsky Research
Aleksey Khomyakov (1804-1860), in a self-portrait from 1842

Russian theologian, philosopher and poet (b. 1/13 May 1804 in Moscow; d. 23 September/5 October 1860 at Speshnev-Ivanovo), born Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov (Алексей Степанович Хомяков).

Tchaikovsky's Settings of Works by Khomyakov

In 1886, Tchaikovsky set two of Khomyakov's poems in his Twelve Romances, Op. 60:

  • No. 1, Last Night (Вчерашняя ночь), after the poem Nachtstück (1841).
  • No. 11, Exploit (Подвиг), after an untitled poem published in 1859.

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