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Tchaikovsky''s death in October 1893 in St Petersburg, shortly after the première of his sixth symphony, the `Pathétique'', is one of the most thoroughly documented deaths of a prominent cultural figure in modern times. He was treated by no fewer than four physicians and surrounded by a group of relatives and friends. The official account of his death was that he died from cholera, possibly by drinking infected water, but almost since the day of his death there have been rumours that it was not accidental. It is alleged by some that Tchaikovsky either committed suicide or was murdered in order to avoid the scandal and disgrace of being unmasked as a homosexual. Alexander Poznansky is the first Western scholar to have gained access to the Tchaikovsky archives in Klin, Russia. He provides much hitherto unknown documentary material - memoirs, diary entries, letters, and newspaper reports - and adds his own commentary on the status of homosexuality in nineteenth-century Russia and on the various conspiracy theories that have been advanced to account for Tchaikovsky''s death. His conclusion is that there is no factual evidence to support the notion that Tchaikovsky''s death was caused by anything other than cholera.
Inbunden, Engelska, 1996
979 kr
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Tchaikovsky's death in October 1893 in St Petersburg, shortly after the première of his sixth symphony, the `Pathétique', is one of the most thoroughly documented deaths of a prominent cultural figure in modern times. He was treated by no fewer than four physicians and surrounded by a group of relatives and friends. The official account of his death was that he died from cholera, possibly by drinking infected water, but almost since the day of his death there have been rumours that it was not accidental. It is alleged by some that Tchaikovsky either committed suicide or was murdered in order to avoid the scandal and disgrace of being unmasked as a homosexual. Alexander Poznansky is the first Western scholar to have gained access to the Tchaikovsky archives in Klin, Russia. He provides much hitherto unknown documentary material - memoirs, diary entries, letters, and newspaper reports - and adds his own commentary on the status of homosexuality in nineteenth-century Russia and on the various conspiracy theories that have been advanced to account for Tchaikovsky's death. His conclusion is that there is no factual evidence to support the notion that Tchaikovsky's death was caused by anything other than cholera.
Inbunden, Engelska, 1999
600 kr
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" . . . intriguing collection . . . a recommended study for anyone interested in the habits and personalities of great minds." —ForeWordThis 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.
E-bok
Spanska, 2023170 kr
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Chaikovski es, sin duda, uno de los compositores más queridos por los aficionados a la música en todo el mundo, una popularidad que, sin embargo, suele ir acompañada de un difuso conocimiento de su vida, sustentado en lugares comunes y clichés, cuando no en un cierto recelo por parte de ciertos sectores de la crítica, que han acabado por transmitir una imagen distorsionada de su figura.El presente libro viene a poner las cosas en su sitio. De la mano de un meticuloso análisis de la vasta correspondencia del compositor, así como de numerosos documentos de archivos rusos y de otros países, y de un profundo conocimiento de la Rusia de la época, Alexander Poznansky ofrece en esta exhaustiva biografía el más completo retrato realizado hasta la fecha del gran compositor ruso, con un tono objetivo y alejado de cualquier atisbo de loas, sensacionalismo o sesgo ideológico. En sus capítulos se recrean con detalle la época, el entorno y las relaciones personales del compositor, así como su trayectoria creativa, prestando especial atención a hechos de la vida poco conocidos o frecuentemente malinterpretados, como los años en la Escuela de Jurisprudencia, la catastrófica historia de su matrimonio, su homosexualidad, la singular relación con su mecenas Nadezhda F. von Meck o las circunstancias de su prematura muerte.El volumen, que además ofrece un completo panorama del ambiente político, musical, cultural y social de la Rusia de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX, incluye un buen número de ilustraciones de sus protagonistas, muchas de ellas publicadas por primera vez, así como un completo índice de nombres.