| Tchaikovsky Through Others Eyes Contributor(s): Poznansky, Alexander (Editor), Bird, Robert (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0253335450 ISBN-13: 9780253335456 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 1999 Annotation: Here are views of Tchaikovsky by a wide range of his contemporaries - from all periods of his life. In letters, diaries, and interviews, they speak of little-known facets of the composer's life: foibles and manners, politics and tastes, prejudices and preferences (sexual and otherwise). Friends, relatives, musicians, journalists, and state officials show us both the public and the private figure: the student at the School of Jurisprudence, the conductor, the professor at the Conservatory, the philanthropist and promoter of talent, the loving brother and uncle, the intrepid traveler, and the man who impressed a range of people - from servants to members of the Russian Imperial family. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Instruction & Study - Theory - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 98045509 |
| Series: Russian Music Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6.44" W x 9.53" (1.72 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: " . . . intriguing collection . . . a recommended study for anyone interested in the habits and personalities of great minds." --ForeWord This compilation of reminiscences about Tchaikovsky the man is unprecedented in English. The memoirs, diary entries, and interviews written and conducted by his contemporaries show us both the public and the private figure: the law student, the professor, the philanthropist, the loving brother and uncle, the intrepid traveler, and of course the composer and conductor. In more than 50 documents--some laudatory, others not--Tchaikovsky's contemporaries speak of little-known facets of the composer's life: foibles and mannerisms, politics and tastes, prejudices and preferences (sexual and otherwise). The result is a dynamic portrayal of the composer, with all the complexities and paradoxes of a real life. |