6 romances (Op. 25):
I. Primiren'ye 00:00
II. Kak nad goryacheyu zoloy 05:42
III. Pesn' Min'ony 07:38
IV. Kanareyka 12:33
V. Ya s neyu nikogda ne govoril 16:31
VI. Kak naladili: Durak 21:09
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-93) composer
Ljuba Kazarnovskaya -soprano
Ljuba Orfenova -piano
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The first reference to the projected romances occurs in Tchaikovsky's letter to Vasily Bessel of 9/21 November 1874: "I shall definitely write the romances, but I won't hurry. I have begun to contemplate a new, large work, now that I've finished the piano score of the opera, which was taking up all my time. The romances will surely done during the winter". The "large work" mentioned was the Piano Concerto No. 1, and the opera—Vakula the Smith
According to the dates on the manuscripts of the concerto, the draft was completed on 21 December 1874/2 January 1875, and the instrumentation on 9/21 February. In a letter to Modest Tchaikovsky of 13/25 February 1875, the composer reported that he had finished the piano concerto and was writing the Sérénade mélancolique, Op. 26.
On 22 March/3 April 1875, Tchaikovsky wrote to Vasily Bessel: "I have sent you the romances, together with the proofs. What should I put as the opus number? Shouldn't it be 25?". In this same letter, Tchaikovsky enclosed his receipt for the 150 roubles he had been paid for the opus 25 set by Bessel.
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