..". intriguing collection... a recommended study for anyone interested in the habits and personalities of great minds." ForeWord

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 documents some laudatory, others not Tchaikovsky s contemporaries speak...