Pyotr Bulakhov


Pyotr Petrovich Bulakhov was a Russian composer of mostly Russian chanson. He's considered a notable composer due to the chanson he composed having reached critical popularity during his lifetime.

Family

Bulakhov came from a very musical family. His father, Pyotr Alexandrovich Bulakhov, was a classical singer while his brother, Pavel Petrovich Bulakhov., was a minor composer and operatic singer during his time who premiered the role of the Prince in Alexander Dargomyzhsky's 1856 opera "Rusalka."
Bulakhov's daughter was an opera singer Yevgeniya Ivanovna Zbruyeva.

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. His song "You Will Not Believe" was set as piano transcriptions by Franz Liszt, Adolf von Henselt and Ferdinand Beyer.

Songs