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Russian poet and translator (b. 13/25 February 1822 in [[Moscow]]; d. 16/28 May 1862 in [[Saint Petersburg]]), born '''''Lev Aleksandrovich Mey''''' (Лев Александрович Мей).
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| Abraham, Gerald, 1904-1988 (author)
| {{bib|1936/1|Tchaikovsky}}
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| Abraham, Gerald, 1904-1988 (author)
| {{bib|1936/2|Tchaikovsky as a song-writer}}
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| English
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| Abraham, Gerald, 1904-1988 (author)
| {{bib|1936/3|Tchaikovsky's Quartet in F, Op. 22}}
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| English
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| Bennigsen, Olga Vasilyevna, 1879-1947 (author)
| {{bib|1936/4|A Bizarre friendship. Tchaikovsky and Mme von Meck}}
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| English
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| Berberova, Nina Nikolayevna, 1902-1993 (author)
| {{bib|1936/5|Tjajkovskij. En ensam människas historia}}
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| Swedish
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| Berberova, Nina Nikolayevna, 1902-1993 (author)
| {{bib|1936/6|Чайковский. История одинокой жизни}}
| Book
| Russian
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| Blom, Eric Walter, 1888-1959 (author)
| {{bib|1936/7|Common prejudices about Tchaikovsky}}
| Article
| English
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| Bogdanov-Berezovsky, Valeryan Mikhaylovich, 1903-1971 (author)
| {{bib|1936/8|Спящая красавица в историй русского балета}}
| Article
| Russian
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| Budyakovsky, Andrey Yevgenyevich, 1905-1941 (author)
| {{bib|1936/9|Чайковский. Краткий очерк жизни и творчества}}
| Book
| Russian
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| Chemodanov, Sergey Mikhaylovich, 1888-1942 (author)
| {{bib|1936/10|Ленинградский Малый оперный театр}}
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| Russian
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| Darrell, Robert Donaldson, 1903-1988 (editor)
| {{bib|1936/11|Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)}}
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| English
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| Dole, Nathan Haskell, 1852-1935 (compiler)<br/>Ewen, David, 1907-1985 (editor)
| {{bib|1936/12|Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)}}
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| English
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| Durylin, Sergey (author)
| {{bib|1936/13|История одной дружбы}}
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| Russian
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| Fasolis, Alessandra (author)
| {{bib|1936/14|Qualche osservazioni su Tschaikowsky}}
| Article
| Italian
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| Gorodinsky, Viktor Markovich, 1902-1959 (author)
| {{bib|1936/15|Спящая красавица}}
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| Russian
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| Lockspeiser, Edward, 1905-1973 (author)
| {{bib|1936/16|Debussy, Tchaikovsky and Madame von Meck}}
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| English
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| Lovelock, William, 1899-1986 (author)
| {{bib|1936/17|Some practical aids to the better playing of Mazurka in D minor by Tschaikowsky}}
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| Manuylov, Viktor Andronikovich, 1903-1988 (author)<br/>Dranishnikov, Vladimir Aleksandrovich, 1893-1939 (author)
| {{bib|1936/37|Мазепа. Музыка П. И. Чайковского}}
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| Russian
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| Mason, Daniel Gregory, 1873-1953 (author)
| {{bib|1936/18|Peter Ilyitch Tschaikowsky}}
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| Rukavishnikov, N. K. (author)
| {{bib|1936/19|Спящая красавица. Балет П. И. Чайковского (Историческая справка)}}
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| Russian
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| Shaverdyan, Aleksandr Yassakovich, 1903-1954 (author)
| {{bib|1936/20|Путь советского оперного театра}}
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| Russian
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| Slonimsky, Yuri Iosifovich, 1902-1978 (author)
| {{bib|1936/21|Щелкунчик. Музыка П. И. Чайковского}}
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| Russian
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| Spaeth, Sigmund Gottfried, 1885-1965 (author)
| {{bib|1936/22|Tschaikowsky}}
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| English
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| Stanislavyuk, Gr. (illustrator)
| {{bib|1936/23|Евгений Оненин. Опера в трёх действиях, семи картинах. Текст по роману А. С. Пушкина}}
| Book
| Russian
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| Talnikov, David Lazarevic, 1882-1961 (author)
| {{bib|1936/24|Пути советского балетов}}
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| Russian
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| Zhdanov, Vladimir Aleksandrovich, 1898-1971 (editor)<br/>Zhegin, Nikolay Timofeyevich, 1873-1937 (editor)
| {{bib|1936/25|П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с Н. Ф. фон-Мекк}}
| Book
| Russian
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| Zhitomirsky, Daniel Vladimirovich, 1906-1992 (author)
| {{bib|1936/26|Симфоническое творчество Чайковского. Путеводитель}}
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| Russian
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| {{bib|1936/27|Auffindung einer unbekannten Vertonung von Schillers Lied an die Freude durch Peter Tschaikowsky im Archiv des Leningrader Konservatoriums}}
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| German
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| {{bib|1936/28|Auffindung einer unbekannten Vertonung von Schillers Lied an die Freude durch Peter Tschaikowsky im Archiv des Leningrader Konservatoriums}}
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| German
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| {{bib|1936/29|Tchaikovsky [book review]}}
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| {{bib|1936/30|Wiederauffindung des Manuskriptes der verschollenen Oper Der Wojewode von Peter Tschaikowsky}}
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| {{bib|1936/31|Академическое издание произведений П. И. Чайковского}}
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| {{bib|1936/32|Дневник искусств}}
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| {{bib|1936/33|Евгений Онегин}}
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| Russian
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| {{bib|1936/34|Евгений Онегин}}
| Book
| Russian
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| {{bib|1936/35|Евгений Онегин. Лирические сцены П. И. Чайковского}}
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| Russian
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| {{bib|1936/38|Неопубликованное письмо С. И. Танеева}}
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| {{bib|1936/39|Опера Гипербола. Два письма П. И. Чайковского}}
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| {{bib|1936/40|П. И. Чайковский. Евгений Онегин}}
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| Russian
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| {{bib|1936/41|П. И. Чайковский. Спящая красавица. Балет в трёх актах}}
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| {{bib|1936/42|Пиковая дама}}
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| {{bib|1936/43|Пиковая дама}}
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| {{bib|1936/44|Черевички. Комико-фантастическая опера. Музыка П. И. Чайковского. Текст Я. Полонского, по повести Гоголя Ночь перед Рождеством}}
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| {{bib|1936/45|Щелкунчик}}
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==Biography==
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Born into a gentry family of modest means, Lev was enrolled at the [[Moscow]] Institute for the Nobility in 1831 and in recognition of his excellent academic results was awarded a state scholarship in 1836 so that he could study at the Lyceum of [[Tsarskoye Selo]] (the famous ''alma mater'' of [[Pushkin]]). He spent five years there, during which he also made his first attempts at writing poetry. In 1841, Mey returned to [[Moscow]], where he became a junior clerk in the office of the city's Governor-General. Over the following years he would devote his spare time to studying theology, classical Greek and Roman authors, and the old Russian chronicles, in particular. From the second half of the 1840s onwards he frequented the literary salon of Mikhail Pogodin (1800–1875), professor of Russian History at [[Moscow]] University. In this way Mey became acquainted with the leading Slavophiles and began publishing verses in their periodical ''Moskvitianin'' (Москвитянин). He eventually came to form part of the journals so-called "young editorial staff", together with the dramatist [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]] and the poet and critic Apollon Grigoryev (1822–1864).
 
Mey's historical drama ''The Tsar's Bride ''(Царская невеста) was published in 1849 and staged in [[Moscow]] that very year. Set in the reign of Ivan the Terrible, during the heyday of the ''oprichniki'' (the vicious organization of henchmen set up by that Tsar), and with a conflict of love and jealousy as its driving theme, it was a resounding success. Audiences were delighted by the play's fresh and natural language, as well as its authentic atmosphere, which distinguished it sharply from the pseudo-historical melodramas of the preceding decade. [[Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov]] would write an opera based on Mey's play in 1898.
 
In 1850, Mey married S. G. Polyanskaya, and two years later was appointed to the post of inspector at one of the principal schools in [[Moscow]]. However, his wife was alarmed at the way he was ruining his health by joining in Apollon Grigoryev's drinking-bouts and she persuaded Mey to move to [[Saint Petersburg]] in 1853. There they suffered considerable financial hardship to start with, but their situation improved when Mey secured a job as proof-reader with the journal ''Library for Reading'' (Библиотека для чтения). Most of what he published now consisted of translations rather than original verse, and in fact he translated from an astonishing range of languages: English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Czech, Ukrainian, Belorussian, Ancient Greek, and Hebrew! Some critics appreciated him more as a translator than as an original poet, although some of Mey's own poems on subjects from classical antiquity and Russian folklore display an equally fine craftsmanship and poetic feeling, his verses being distinguished mainly by their "imagism".
 
Another historical drama in blank verse followed in 1859: ''The Maid of Pskov'' (Псковитянка), also set in the times of Ivan the Terrible and even showing the latter tsar on the stage both as stern autocrat and loving father. Given that the play gave such prominence to the freedom-loving spirit of the citizens of Pskov, it is not surprising that the censors banned it shortly after its premiere. Together with [[Pushkin]]'s ''Boris Godunov'', Mey's two historical dramas are regarded as having paved the way for the notable efforts in this genre by [[Ostrovsky]] and [[Aleksey Tolstoy]] during the 1860s. ''The Maid of Pskov'' would also serve as the basis for the young [[Rimsky-Korsakov]]'s first opera which he composed in 1872 while sharing lodgings with [[Modest Musorgsky]], who was working on his version of ''Boris Godunov'' at the same time.
 
Mey died in 1862, when a three-volume edition of his collected works was in progress (he only lived to see the first volume), and for a number of years after his death he was forgotten by most readers, especially as he had been dismissed by the radical critics of the 1860s as an exponent of 'pure art' without concrete views on society and its problems. However, thanks to the composers who turned to his works in later years Mey was rescued from this unjust oblivion. He was especially popular with the members of the "Mighty Handful", who set many of his poems to music, attracted by the simplicity and sincerity of his verse and by the genuine folk colour of his Russian-themed songs.
 
Mey's remarkably fine translation of Mignon and the Harpist's poignant song ''Nur wer die Senhsucht kennt'' from [[Goethe]]'s ''Wilhelm Meister'' novel inspired one of Tchaikovsky's most well-known and beloved romances: ''None But the Lonely Heart'', No. 6 of the [[Six Romances, Op. 6]] (1869), which was championed in Western Europe soon after its composition by [[Ivan Turgenev]] and [[Pauline Viardot]].
 
==Tchaikovsky's Settings of Works by Mey==
* Stanza X from ''Octaves'' (1844) — set to music by Tchaikovsky as ''I Never Spoke to Her'' (Я с нею никогда не говорил), No. 5 of the [[Six Romances, Op. 25]] (1875).
* ''My Spoiled Darling ''(1849), a translation from the Polish of [[Adam Mickiewicz]]'s poem ''Do D.D.: Wizyta'' (1826) — set to music by Tchaikovsky as ''My Spoiled Darling'' (Моя баловница), No. 6 of the [[Six Romances and Songs, Op. 27]] (1875).
* ''Harpist's Song'' (1857), a translation from the German of ''Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt'', which is sung as a duet by Mignon and the Harpist in Book 4 of [[Goethe]]'s novel ''Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre ''(1795) — set to music by Tchaikovsky as ''None But the Lonely Heart'' (Нет, только тот, кто знал), No. 6 of the [[Six Romances, Op. 6]] (1869).
* ''Was it the Mother Who Bore Me? ''(1857), a translation from the Polish of [[Teofil Lenartowicz]]'s ballad ''Tęsknota'' (1843) — set to music by Tchaikovsky as ''Was it the Mother Who Bore Me?'' (Али мать меня рожала?), No. 5 of the [[Six Romances and Songs, Op. 27]]  (1875).
* ''Why?'' (1858), a translation from the German of [[Heinrich Heine]]'s poem ''Warum sind denn die Rosen so blaß?'', from the cycle ''Lyrisches Intermezzo'' (1822) — set to music by Tchaikovsky as ''Why?'' (Отчего?), No. 6 of the  [[Six Romances, Op. 6]] (1869).
* ''The Canary ''(1859) — set to music by Tchaikovsky as ''The Canary'' (Канарейка), No. 4 of the [[Six Romances, Op. 25]] (1875).
* ''Evening'' (1859), a translation from the Ukrainian of [[Taras Shevchenko]]'s poem ''The Little Cherry-Orchard'' (1847) — set to music by Tchaikovsky as ''Evening'' (Вечер), No. 4 of the [[Six Romances and Songs, Op. 27]] (1875).
* ''I Should Like in a Single Word ''(1859), translation from the German of [[Heinrich Heine]]'s poem ''Ich wollt', meine Schmerzen ergössen'', from the cycle ''Die Heimkehr'' (1824) — set to music by Tchaikovsky as ''I Should Like in a Single Word'' (Хотел бы в единое слово), No. 1 of the [[Two Songs (1875)]] (1875).
* ''Song'' (1860) — set to music by Tchaikovsky as ''As They Chanted: "Fool"'' (Как наладили: «Дурак»), No. 6 of the [[Six Romances, Op. 25]] (1875).
* ''The Corals. A Song ''(1861), a translation from the Polish of Ludwik Kondratowicz's ballad ''Dumka kozacka'' (1854) — set to music by Tchaikovsky as ''The Corals'' (Корольки), No. 2 of the [[Six Romances, Op. 28]] (1875).
* ''Why? ''(1861) — set to music by Tchaikovsky as ''Why? ''(Зачем?), No. 3 of the [[Six Romances, Op. 28]] (1875).
 
==Bibliography==
* K. K. Bukhmeier (К. К. Бухмейер), introductory article in: ''Л. А. Мей: Избранные произведения ''(Leningrad, 1972)
* Polina Vaidman, [http://www.tchaikov.ru/mey.html Entry on Lev Mey] for the Belcanto Tchaikovsky Pages (in Russian)
* Wikipedia entry for ''[[wikipedia:The_Maid_of_Pskov|The Maid of Pskov]]'' (opera by [[Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov]], 1873)
* Wikipedia entry for '' [[wikipedia:The_Tsar's_Bride_(opera)|The Tsar's Bride]]'' (opera by [[Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov]], 1899)
 
[[Category:People|Mey, Lev]]
[[Category:Writers|Mey, Lev]]

Latest revision as of 11:24, 3 June 2023

The following is a list of 42 notable books, articles and academic papers about Tchaikovsky which were published in the year 1936. Click on a title to display more information.

Contributor Title Format Language
Abraham, Gerald, 1904-1988 (author) Tchaikovsky Article English
Abraham, Gerald, 1904-1988 (author) Tchaikovsky as a song-writer Article English
Abraham, Gerald, 1904-1988 (author) Tchaikovsky's Quartet in F, Op. 22 Article English
Bennigsen, Olga Vasilyevna, 1879-1947 (author) A Bizarre friendship. Tchaikovsky and Mme von Meck Article English
Berberova, Nina Nikolayevna, 1902-1993 (author) Tjajkovskij. En ensam människas historia Book Swedish
Berberova, Nina Nikolayevna, 1902-1993 (author) Чайковский. История одинокой жизни Book Russian
Blom, Eric Walter, 1888-1959 (author) Common prejudices about Tchaikovsky Article English
Bogdanov-Berezovsky, Valeryan Mikhaylovich, 1903-1971 (author) Спящая красавица в историй русского балета Article Russian
Budyakovsky, Andrey Yevgenyevich, 1905-1941 (author) Чайковский. Краткий очерк жизни и творчества Book Russian
Chemodanov, Sergey Mikhaylovich, 1888-1942 (author) Ленинградский Малый оперный театр Article Russian
Darrell, Robert Donaldson, 1903-1988 (editor) Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Article English
Dole, Nathan Haskell, 1852-1935 (compiler)
Ewen, David, 1907-1985 (editor) 		Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Article English
Durylin, Sergey (author) История одной дружбы Article Russian
Fasolis, Alessandra (author) Qualche osservazioni su Tschaikowsky Article Italian
Gorodinsky, Viktor Markovich, 1902-1959 (author) Спящая красавица Article Russian
Lockspeiser, Edward, 1905-1973 (author) Debussy, Tchaikovsky and Madame von Meck Article English
Lovelock, William, 1899-1986 (author) Some practical aids to the better playing of Mazurka in D minor by Tschaikowsky Article English
Manuylov, Viktor Andronikovich, 1903-1988 (author)
Dranishnikov, Vladimir Aleksandrovich, 1893-1939 (author) 		Мазепа. Музыка П. И. Чайковского Book Russian
Mason, Daniel Gregory, 1873-1953 (author) Peter Ilyitch Tschaikowsky Article English
Rukavishnikov, N. K. (author) Спящая красавица. Балет П. И. Чайковского (историческая справка) Article Russian
Shaverdyan, Aleksandr Yassakovich, 1903-1954 (author) Путь советского оперного театра Article Russian
Slonimsky, Yuri Iosifovich, 1902-1978 (author) Щелкунчик. Музыка П. И. Чайковского Book Russian
Spaeth, Sigmund Gottfried, 1885-1965 (author) Tschaikowsky Article English
Stanislavyuk, Gr. (illustrator) Евгений Оненин. Опера в трёх действиях, семи картинах. Текст по роману А. С. Пушкина Book Russian
Talnikov, David Lazarevic, 1882-1961 (author) Пути советского балетов Article Russian
Zhdanov, Vladimir Aleksandrovich, 1898-1971 (editor)
Zhegin, Nikolay Timofeyevich, 1873-1937 (editor) 		П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с Н. Ф. фон-Мекк, том 3 Book Russian
Zhitomirsky, Daniel Vladimirovich, 1906-1992 (author) Симфоническое творчество Чайковского. Путеводитель Book Russian
Auffindung einer unbekannten Vertonung von Schillers Lied an die Freude durch Peter Tschaikowsky im Archiv des Leningrader Konservatoriums Article German
Auffindung einer unbekannten Vertonung von Schillers Lied an die Freude durch Peter Tschaikowsky im Archiv des Leningrader Konservatoriums Article German
Tchaikovsky [book review] Article English
Wiederauffindung des Manuskriptes der verschollenen Oper Der Wojewode von Peter Tschaikowsky Article German
Академическое издание произведений П. И. Чайковского Article Russian
Дневник искусств Article Russian
Евгений Онегин Book Russian
Евгений Онегин Book Russian
Евгений Онегин. Лирические сцены П. И. Чайковского Book Russian
Неопубликованное письмо С. И. Танеева Article Russian
Опера Гипербола. Два письма П. И. Чайковского Article Russian
П. И. Чайковский. Евгений Онегин Book Russian
Спящая красавица. Балет в трёх актах. Музыка П. И. Чайковского Book Russian
Пиковая дама Book Russian
Пиковая дама Book Russian
Черевички. Комико-фантастическая опера. Музыка П. И. Чайковского. Текст Я. Полонского, по повести Гоголя Ночь перед Рождеством Book Russian
Щелкунчик Book Russian
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