Tchaikovsky
www.tchaikovsky-research.net


Home > Works > Unfinished and Projected Works > French Songs

TH 229

French Songs

Песни на французский текста

Three projected songs (1888).

No Title Key Text Dedication
[1] Lamento
Жалоба
G minor Paul Collin, from his poem of the same name in the cycle Poëme d'Octobre (by 1878).  
[2] Mai
Май
A major Paul Collin, from his poem of the same name in the cycle Poëme d'Octobre (by 1878).  
[3] Elle est malade
Она больна
A minor Jean Reboul, from his poem of the same name (by 1842).  
  • Unrealised projects dating from January(?)–October 1888.
  • For medium voice [No. 1], low or medium voice [No. 2], or baritone [No. 3] with piano.

History

Tchaikovsky made these three sketches while he was compiling the set of Six French Songs, between January and October 1888, but they were not subsequently used in that collection.

From: The Tchaikovsky Handbook, vol. 1 (2002), p. 410
Copyright © 2002 Alexander Poznansky and Brett Langston