Pyotr Bulakhov

Pyotr Petrovich Bulakhov^[1] (Петр Петрович Булахов; 1822 in Moscow – 2 December 1885 in Kuskovo) was a Russian composer of mostly Russian chanson.^[2] He's considered a notable composer due to the chanson he composed having reached critical popularity during his lifetime.^[3]

Pyotr Petrovich Bulakhov
Born	1822
Died	2 December 1885(1885-12-02) (aged 62–63) Vagankovskoye Cemetery, Moscow
Genres	Russian chanson
Occupation	Composer

Family

Bulakhov came from a very musical family.^[4] His father, Pyotr Alexandrovich Bulakhov (1793?–1837), was a classical singer while his brother, Pavel Petrovich Bulakhov (1824–1875)., was a minor composer and operatic singer during his time who premiered the role of the Prince in Alexander Dargomyzhsky's 1856 opera "Rusalka."^[3]

Bulakhov's daughter was an opera singer Yevgeniya Ivanovna Zbruyeva (1867?–1936).^[5]

Career

His compositions were widely sung during his lifetime, totaling up to 100 written. In the 1870s, a fire destroyed his apartment and in this fire, it is thought that many works were burned.^[6] His song "You Will Not Believe" ("Ты не поверишь") was set as piano transcriptions by Franz Liszt (Chanson Bohemienne S.250/2), Adolf von Henselt (Fantaisie sur un Air Bohémien-Russe, Op 16) and Ferdinand Beyer (Hommage à la Russie, Op.100 No. 9).

Songs

• Shine, Shine, My Star
• Do Not Awaken Memories
• Don't Wake Me Up
• I Met You
• In the Wide-Open Field
• A dainty mouth pursed in anger
• No, I Do Not Love You
• On parting she spoke
• Over the Fields, the Clean Fields
• The Rendezvous
• The Troika Speeds, the Troika Gallops
• You Will Not Believe How Cute You Are