Pyotr Petrovich Bulakhov (Петр Петрович Булахов; 1822 in
Moscow – 2 December 1885 in
Kuskovo) was a Russian composer of mostly
Russian chanson.[1] He's considered a notable composer due to the chanson he composed having reached critical popularity during his lifetime.[2]
Family
Bulakhov came from a very musical family. 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."[2]
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).
^World literature today Volume 74 University of Oklahoma 2001 "The Gypsy romances of Russian composers such as Varlamov or Bulakhov were thus further "sullied" by the smell and stigma of beer or tobacco. Their brief (three minutes or less) tales of expansive passions were a godsend to the .."
^Laura Williams Macy -The Grove book of opera singers - Page 547 2008 "Zbruyeva, Yevgeniya (Ivanova) (b Moscow, 24 or 26 Dec 1867/5 or 7 Jan 1868; d Moscow, 20 Oct 1936). Russian contralto. She was the daughter of the singer and composer Pyotr Bulakhov."