P. Jurgenson (in Russian: П. Юргенсон) was, in the early twentieth century, the largest publisher of classical sheet music in Russia.
Founded in 1861, the firm — in its original form, or as it was amalgamated in 1918 with other Russian music publishing firms into the state-owned music publishing monopoly—endured the latter of three of the four below listed eras (the first three were defined by Lenin as corresponding to three chief classes of Russian society):[1] Pyotr Ivanovich Jurgenson (Estonian: Peeter Jürgenson; 17 July 1836, Reval, Estonia – 2 January 1904, Moscow, Russia), founded P. Jurgenson in 1861 on the advice of Nikolai Rubinstein – pianist, conductor, founder of the Moscow Conservatoire, and brother of Anton Rubinstein.
In Tchaikovsky's early career, Jurgenson gave him supportive commissions, including some for piano transcriptions, orchestrations, and translations of works by others.
[2] The collaboration between Jurgenson and Tchaikovsky left a prolific trail correspondence that serves as a critical source for music scholars researching the composer's creative life.
[3] Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff wrote to music ethnographer Aleksandr Zatayevich about publishing folk Polish mazurkas in Jurgenson's house.