Tchaikovsky Papers : Unlocking the Family Archive / Marina Kostalevsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893, author.

Contributor:

Kostalevsky, Marina, editor.

Pearl, Stephen.

Vaidman, Polina E.

Vaidman, Funder.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893--Correspondence.

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich.

Composers--Russia--Correspondence.

Composers.

Russia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This fascinating collection of letters, notes, and miscellanea from the archives of the Tchaikovsky State House-Museum sheds new light on the world of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Most of these documents have never before been available in English, and they reveal the composer's daily concerns, private thoughts, and playful sense of humor. Often intimate and sometimes bawdy, these texts also offer a new perspective on Tchaikovsky's upbringing, his relations with family members, his patriotism, and his homosexuality, collectively contributing to a greater understanding of a major artist who had a profound impact on Russian culture and society. This is an essential compendium for cultural and social historians as well as musicologists and music lovers.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

THE TCHAIKOVSKY PAPERS

1. Correspondence Between Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Parents

2. Letters by Fanny Dürbach to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and His Brothers

3. Letters by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

4. Musical Souvenirs

5. Key Documents

Chronology of Tchaikovsky's Life and Works

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 22. Okt 2019)

ISBN:

0-300-23544-5

OCLC:

1030892431