Tchaikovsky Through Others' Eyes
- Author: Poznansky, Alexander
- Editor: Poznansky, Alexander
Tchaikovsky Through Others' Eyes
- Author: Poznansky, Alexander
- Editor: Poznansky, Alexander
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" . . . 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.
Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Note on transliteration, names spellings, and dates
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- I. The Schoolboy (1840-1863)
- Fanny Durbach, Fyodor Maslov, Ivan Turchaninov, Alexander Mikhailov, Vladimir Gerard, Rudolph Kundinger, Ippolit Tchaikovsky, Arkady Raich, Modest Tchaikovsky
- II. The Music Student (1863-1865)
- Modest Tchaikovsky, Vasily Bessel, Herman Laroche, Ivan Klimenko, Adelaida Spasskaya, Alexander Rubets
- III. The Conservatory Professor (1866-1876)
- Rostislav Genika, Mariya Gurye, Alexandra Amfiteatrova-Levitskaya, Samuil Litvinov, V. A., Ivan Klimenko
- IV. The Socialite (1866-1876)
- Modest Tchaikovsky, Konstantin de Lazari, Alexandra Sokolova
- V. Marriage (1877)
- Antonina Tchaikovsky, Nikolay Kashkin
- VI. The Composer (1878-1892)
- Alexander Glazunov, Eduard Napravnik, Vladimir Pogozhev, Romain Rolland, Herman Klein, Julius Block, Varvara Tsekhovskaya
- VII. The Man (1878-1892)
- Konstantin de Lazari, Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich, Boris Vietinghoff-Schell, Vasily Korganov, Vasily Bertenson, Konstantin Varlamov, Nazar Litrov
- VIII. The Celebrity (1891-1892)
- Musical Courier, New York Herald, News of the Day, Petersburg Life, Petersburg Gazette
- IX. The National Treasure (1893)
- Leonid Sabaneyev, Mikhail Bukinik, Anton Door, Abram Kaufman, Konstantin Dumchev, Isaak Bukinik, Yulian Poplavsky, Ivan Klimenko, Vasily Sapelnikov
- X. Death (1893)
- Modest Tchaikovsky, Vladimir Napravnik, Yury Davydov, Vasily Bertenson, Lev Bertenson, Nikolay Mamonov, Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich, Yulian Poplavsky
