Tchaikovsky Through Others' Eyes - 9780253335456

Tchaikovsky Through Others' EyesAuthor(s): Alexander Poznansky, Robert Bird\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Indiana University Press, United States\nImprint: Indiana University Press\nISBN-13: 9780253335456, 978-0253335456\nSynopsis\n\"" . . . intriguing collection . . . a recommended study for anyone interested in the habits and personalities of great minds.\"" ForeWord\n 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 documentssome laudatory, others notTchaikovsky'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 po.