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049 a| EREM;

090 a| ML3925.C4b| M36 1948;

100 1 a| Mann, Klaus,d| 1906-1949.=| ^A92219;

240 10 a| Symphonie pathétique.l| English=| ^A92219;

245 10 a| Pathetic symphony :b| a novel about Tchaikovsky /c| by Klaus Mann.;

260 a| New York :b| Allen, Towne & Heath,c| [1948];

300 a| 346 pages ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

546 a| English translation of: Symphonie pathétique.;

520 a| When the book was first published in 1948, The New York Times praised its "erotic passages and the recreation of the European musical society -- Brahms, Wagner, Grieg, Rubinstein, Mussorgsky walk through the pages." Inextricably bound up with Tchaikovsky's life are people who provide the rich orchestration of the novel: his "beloved friend" and mysterious benefactress, Madame von Meek, whom he never met personally; Désirée Artôt, the Belgian singer, with whom the young, struggling composer believed himself madly in love; Antonia Miliukov, the pathetic partner in Tchaikovsky's short-lived and tragic marriage; and Tchaikovsky's nephew Vladimir Davydov, whose youth and charm captured the heart of the older man. Tchaikovsky's trials and triumphs, adventures and strange compulsions, maladjustments and neuroses inspired Klaus Mann's admiration and compassion.;

520 a| "The character of a great and unhappy genius of music has been caught within the pages of the Pathetic Symphony. Drawing his material from documented sources, and without ever distorting historic truth or sacrificing biographical accuracy for the sake of the narrative, Klaus Mann has here presented a moving and unforgettable story of a fabulous, tortured genius of music--Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky. The protagonist lives palpitantly within the covers of this book--a man whose trials and triumphs, adventures and strange compulsions, maladjustments and neuroses inspire in the reader admiration and compassion. Inextricably bound up with Tchaikovsky's life are people who provide the rich orchestration of Klaus Mann's novel with some of its deep and poignant harmonies: his 'beloved friend' and mysterious benefactress, Mme. von Meck, whom he never met personally; Désirée Artôt, the French singer, with whom the young, struggling composer believed himself to be madly in love; Antonia Miliukov, pathetic partner in Tchaikovsky's short-lived and tragic marriage; and, finally, Vladimir Davidov, Tchaikovsky's nephew, whose youth and charm captured the heart of the older man."--Dust jacket.;

600 10 a| Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich,d| 1840-1893v| Fiction.=| ^A27244;

650 0 a| Musiciansz| Europev| Fiction.=| ^A39191;

650 0 a| Married peoplev| Fiction.=| ^A461602;

650 0 a| Marital conflictv| Fiction.=| ^A796467;

650 0 a| Nephewsv| Fiction.=| ^A1240547;

650 0 a| German fictiony| 20th century.=| ^A33916;

650 0 a| Musical fiction.=| ^A32292;

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Pathetic symphony : a novel about Tchaikovsky / by Klaus Mann.

Author/creator	Mann, Klaus
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Allen, Towne & Heath, [1948]
Description	346 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893--Fiction. Composers--Russia. --19th century. --Fiction. Musicians--Europe. --Fiction. Married people--Fiction. Marital conflict--Fiction. Nephews--Fiction. German fiction--20th century. Musical fiction.

Uniform title	Symphonie pathétique. English
Abstract	When the book was first published in 1948, The New York Times praised its "erotic passages and the recreation of the European musical society -- Brahms, Wagner, Grieg, Rubinstein, Mussorgsky walk through the pages." Inextricably bound up with Tchaikovsky's life are people who provide the rich orchestration of the novel: his "beloved friend" and mysterious benefactress, Madame von Meek, whom he never met personally; Désirée Artôt, the Belgian singer, with whom the young, struggling composer believed himself madly in love; Antonia Miliukov, the pathetic partner in Tchaikovsky's short-lived and tragic marriage; and Tchaikovsky's nephew Vladimir Davydov, whose youth and charm captured the heart of the older man. Tchaikovsky's trials and triumphs, adventures and strange compulsions, maladjustments and neuroses inspired Klaus Mann's admiration and compassion.
Abstract	"The character of a great and unhappy genius of music has been caught within the pages of the Pathetic Symphony. Drawing his material from documented sources, and without ever distorting historic truth or sacrificing biographical accuracy for the sake of the narrative, Klaus Mann has here presented a moving and unforgettable story of a fabulous, tortured genius of music--Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky. The protagonist lives palpitantly within the covers of this book--a man whose trials and triumphs, adventures and strange compulsions, maladjustments and neuroses inspire in the reader admiration and compassion. Inextricably bound up with Tchaikovsky's life are people who provide the rich orchestration of Klaus Mann's novel with some of its deep and poignant harmonies: his 'beloved friend' and mysterious benefactress, Mme. von Meck, whom he never met personally; Désirée Artôt, the French singer, with whom the young, struggling composer believed himself to be madly in love; Antonia Miliukov, pathetic partner in Tchaikovsky's short-lived and tragic marriage; and, finally, Vladimir Davidov, Tchaikovsky's nephew, whose youth and charm captured the heart of the older man."--Dust jacket.
Language	English translation of: Symphonie pathétique.
LCCN	48002181

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