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245 10 a| Tchaikovsky in America :b| the composer's visit in 1891 /c| Elkhonon Yoffe ; translations from Russian by Lidya Yoffe.;

260 a| New York :b| Oxford University Press,c| 1986.;

300 a| x, 216 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations, portraits ;c| 23 cm;

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500 a| Includes index.;

504 a| Based on Tchaikovsky's diaries.;

505 0 a| The invitation -- Twenty-five days in America -- To America again?;

520 a| The opening of Carnegie Hall in May 1891 was celebrated with a spectacular gala music festival, central to which was the participation of one of the most eminent living composers: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducting several of his own compositions. In response to the invitation to play at this event, Tchaikovsky traveled thousands of miles from his home near Moscow and became the first great European composer to visit America. A charming account of Tchaikovsky's only visit to America, this book is a revealing psychological portrait of Tchaikovsky in his last three years. It is also a rich picture of the cultural life of New York at the turn of the century, recounting Tchaikovsky's encounters with prominent Americans, among them Andrew Carnegie, the industrialist and philanthropist, and Walter Damrosch, the well-known American conductor. Much of the book is written in Tchaikovsky's own words, using the diary that he kept during his 25 days in America and on the sea voyages to and from the country. Making use of contemporary newspaper accounts, letters to and from Tchaikovsky, and other materials, Yoffe offers fresh insight into the roots of Tchaikovsky's enormous popularity in America.;

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Tchaikovsky in America : the composer's visit in 1891 / Elkhonon Yoffe ; translations from Russian by Lidya Yoffe.

Author/creator	Yoffe, Elkhonon
Other author	Yoffe, Lidya, translator.
Other author	Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Oxford University Press, 1986.
Description	x, 216 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Subjects	Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893--Travel. --United States. Composers--Soviet Union. --Biography.

Contents	The invitation -- Twenty-five days in America -- To America again?
Abstract	The opening of Carnegie Hall in May 1891 was celebrated with a spectacular gala music festival, central to which was the participation of one of the most eminent living composers: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducting several of his own compositions. In response to the invitation to play at this event, Tchaikovsky traveled thousands of miles from his home near Moscow and became the first great European composer to visit America. A charming account of Tchaikovsky's only visit to America, this book is a revealing psychological portrait of Tchaikovsky in his last three years. It is also a rich picture of the cultural life of New York at the turn of the century, recounting Tchaikovsky's encounters with prominent Americans, among them Andrew Carnegie, the industrialist and philanthropist, and Walter Damrosch, the well-known American conductor. Much of the book is written in Tchaikovsky's own words, using the diary that he kept during his 25 days in America and on the sea voyages to and from the country. Making use of contemporary newspaper accounts, letters to and from Tchaikovsky, and other materials, Yoffe offers fresh insight into the roots of Tchaikovsky's enormous popularity in America.
General note	Includes index.
Bibliography note	Based on Tchaikovsky's diaries.
LCCN	86008785
ISBN	0195041178

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