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Russian pianist (b. ca.1850; d. 1919 in [[Sevastopol]]), born '''''Yuliya Petrovna Porokhontseva''''' (Юлия Петровна Порохонцева); known after her marriage as '''''Yuliya Petrovna Shpazhinskaya''''' (Юлия Петровна Шпажинская).
Russian pianist (b. around 1850; d. 1919 in [[Sevastopol]]), born '''''Yuliya Petrovna Porokhontseva''''' (Юлия Петровна Порохонцева); known after her marriage as '''''Yuliya Petrovna Shpazhinskaya''''' (Юлия Петровна Шпажинская).


A student of the Polish pianist Teodor Leszetycki (1830–1915), Yuliya married the dramatist [[Ippolit Shpazhinsky]] (1848–1917). Tchaikovsky became friendly with her while collaborating with her husband on the libretto for the opera ''[[The Enchantress]]'' in 1885. Tchaikovsky attempted to encourage Yuliya's own literary ambitions, and their correspondence lasted several years until the composer's death.
A student of the Polish pianist Teodor Leszetycki (1830–1915), Yuliya married the dramatist [[Ippolit Shpazhinsky]] (1848–1917). Tchaikovsky became friendly with her while collaborating with her husband on the libretto for the opera ''[[The Enchantress]]'' in 1885. Tchaikovsky attempted to encourage Yuliya's own literary ambitions, and their correspondence lasted several years until the composer's death.
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82 letters from Tchaikovsky to Yuliya Shpazhinskaya have survived, dating from 1885 to 1891, of which those highlighted in bold have been translated into English on this website:
82 letters from Tchaikovsky to Yuliya Shpazhinskaya have survived, dating from 1885 to 1891, of which those highlighted in bold have been translated into English on this website:
* '''[[Letter 2717]]''' – 3/15 June 1885, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 2717]]''' – 3/15 June 1885, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 2820]] – 22 November/4 December 1885, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 2820]]''' – 22 November/4 December 1885, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 2847]] – 31 December 1885/12 January1886, from [[Saint Petersburg]]
* '''[[Letter 2847]]''' – 31 December 1885/12 January 1886, from [[Saint Petersburg]]
* [[Letter 2865]] – 23 January/4 February 1886, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 2865]]''' – 23 January/4 February 1886, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 2886]] – 13/25 February 1886, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 2886]]''' – 13/25 February 1886, from [[Moscow]]
* [[Letter 2891]] – 17 February/1 March 1886, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 2891]]''' – 17 February/1 March 1886, from [[Moscow]]
* [[Letter 2904]] – 28 February/12 March 1886, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 2904]]''' – 28 February/12 March 1886, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 2910]] – 8/20 March 1886, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 2910]]''' – 8/20 March 1886, from [[Moscow]]
* [[Letter 2911]] – 11/23 March 1886, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 2911]]''' – 11/23 March 1886, from [[Moscow]]
* [[Letter 2930]] – 9/21 April 1886, from [[Tiflis]]
* '''[[Letter 2930]]''' – 9/21 April 1886, from [[Tiflis]]
* [[Letter 2944]] – 2/14 May–3/15 May 1886, from the Black Sea
* [[Letter 2944]] – 2/14 May–3/15 May 1886, from the Black Sea
* [[Letter 2960]] – 28 May/9 June–1/13 June 1886, from [[Paris]]
* [[Letter 2960]] – 28 May/9 June–1/13 June 1886, from [[Paris]]
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* [[Letter 3106]] – 14/26 November–24 November/6 December 1886, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 3106]] – 14/26 November–24 November/6 December 1886, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 3116]] – 4/16 December 1886, from [[Moscow]]
* [[Letter 3116]] – 4/16 December 1886, from [[Moscow]]
* [[Letter 3136]] – 26 December 1886/7 January 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 3136]]''' – 26 December 1886/7 January 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 3142]] – 4/16 January 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 3142]]''' – 4/16 January 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 3159]] – 24 January/5 February 1887, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 3159]]''' – 24 January/5 February 1887, from [[Moscow]]
* [[Letter 3174]] – 7/19 February 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 3174]]''' – 7/19 February 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 3196]] – 10/22 March 1887, from [[Saint Petersburg]]
* '''[[Letter 3196]]''' – 10/22 March 1887, from [[Saint Petersburg]]
* [[Letter 3202]] – 15/27 March 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 3202]]''' – 15/27 March 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 3210]] – 26 March/7 April 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 3210]]''' – 26 March/7 April 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 3223]] – 10/22 April 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 3223]]''' – 10/22 April 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 3251]] – 7/19 May 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 3251]] – 7/19 May 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 3262]]''' – 20 May/1 June 1887, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 3262]]''' – 20 May/1 June 1887, from [[Moscow]]
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* [[Letter 3421]] – 27 November/9 December 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 3421]] – 27 November/9 December 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 3429]] – 4/16 December 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 3429]] – 4/16 December 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 3454]] – 31 December 1887/12 January 1888, from [[Lübeck]]
* '''[[Letter 3454]]''' – 31 December 1887/12 January 1888, from [[Lübeck]]
* [[Letter 3479]] – 20 January/1 February 1888, from [[Leipzig]]
* '''[[Letter 3479]]''' – 20 January/1 February 1888, from [[Leipzig]]
* [[Letter 3497]] – 14/26 February 1888, from [[Paris]]
*''' [[Letter 3497]]''' – 14/26 February 1888, from [[Paris]]
* [[Letter 3524]] – 12/24 March 1888, from [[London]]
* '''[[Letter 3524]]''' – 12/24 March 1888, from [[London]]
* [[Letter 3542]] – 29 March/10 April 1888, from [[Tiflis]]
* '''[[Letter 3542]]''' – 29 March/10 April 1888, from [[Tiflis]]
* [[Letter 3551]] – 23 April/5 May 1888, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 3551]]''' – 23 April/5 May 1888, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* [[Letter 3563]] – 9/21 May 1888, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* [[Letter 3563]] – 9/21 May 1888, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 3580]]''' – 30 May/11 June 1888, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 3580]]''' – 30 May/11 June 1888, from [[Frolovskoye]]
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* '''[[Letter 3727]]''' – 13/25 November 1888, from [[Saint Petersburg]]
* '''[[Letter 3727]]''' – 13/25 November 1888, from [[Saint Petersburg]]
* [[Letter 3734]] – 26 November/8 December 1888, from [[Vienna]]
* [[Letter 3734]] – 26 November/8 December 1888, from [[Vienna]]
* [[Letter 3750]] – 26 December 1888/7 January 1889, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 3750]]''' – 26 December 1888/7 January 1889, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* [[Letter 3766]] – 9/21 January 1889, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 3766]]''' – 9/21 January 1889, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* [[Letter 3819]] – 5/17 March 1889, from [[Hanover]]
* '''[[Letter 3819]]''' – 5/17 March 1889, from [[Hannover]]
* [[Letter 3848]] – 1/13 May 1889, from [[Tiflis]]
* [[Letter 3848]] – 1/13 May 1889, from [[Tiflis]]
* [[Letter 3865]] – 22 May/3 June 1889, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* [[Letter 3865]] – 22 May/3 June 1889, from [[Frolovskoye]]
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* [[Letter 3928]] – 2/14 September 1889, from [[Kamenka]]
* [[Letter 3928]] – 2/14 September 1889, from [[Kamenka]]
* [[Letter 3973]] – 11/23 November 1889, from [[Moscow]]
* [[Letter 3973]] – 11/23 November 1889, from [[Moscow]]
* [[Letter 4014]] – 26 January/7 February 1890, from [[Florence]]
* '''[[Letter 4014]]''' – 26 January/7 February 1890, from [[Florence]]
* [[Letter 4075]] – 20 March/1 April 1890, from [[Florence]]
* '''[[Letter 4075]]''' – 20 March/1 April 1890, from [[Florence]]
* [[Letter 4177]] – 17/29 July 1890, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* [[Letter 4177]] – 17/29 July 1890, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* [[Letter 4204]] – 23 August/4 September 1890, from [[Kamenka]]
* [[Letter 4204]] – 23 August/4 September 1890, from [[Kamenka]]
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* [[Letter 4493]] – 1/13 October 1891, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 4493]] – 1/13 October 1891, from [[Maydanovo]]


82 letters from Yuliya Shpazhinskaya to the composer, dating from 1885 to 1891, are preserved in the [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive.
82 letters from Yuliya Shpazhinskaya to the composer, dating from 1885 to 1891, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup|4}}, Nos. 5883–5964).


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==

Latest revision as of 15:16, 12 May 2024

Yuliya Shpazhinskaya (c.1850-1919)

Russian pianist (b. around 1850; d. 1919 in Sevastopol), born Yuliya Petrovna Porokhontseva (Юлия Петровна Порохонцева); known after her marriage as Yuliya Petrovna Shpazhinskaya (Юлия Петровна Шпажинская).

A student of the Polish pianist Teodor Leszetycki (1830–1915), Yuliya married the dramatist Ippolit Shpazhinsky (1848–1917). Tchaikovsky became friendly with her while collaborating with her husband on the libretto for the opera The Enchantress in 1885. Tchaikovsky attempted to encourage Yuliya's own literary ambitions, and their correspondence lasted several years until the composer's death.

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

82 letters from Tchaikovsky to Yuliya Shpazhinskaya have survived, dating from 1885 to 1891, of which those highlighted in bold have been translated into English on this website:

82 letters from Yuliya Shpazhinskaya to the composer, dating from 1885 to 1891, are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin (a4, Nos. 5883–5964).

Bibliography

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