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THE LIFE & LETTERS OF PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY
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Introduction
Contents
Illustrations
Part I, I, II., III, IV., V.
Part II: I, II, III, IV, V, VI., VII.
Part III: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII
Part IV: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
Part V: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV,
XVI, XVIII, XIX, XX
Part VI: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII
Part VII: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV,
XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Alphabetical Index of Names: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O,
P, R, S, T, V, W, Z
Alphabetical Index of Tchaikovsky’s Works: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I,
L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y
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frontispiece
THE LIFE & LETTERS OF
PETER ILICH
TCHAIKOVSKY
BY MODESTE TCHAIKOVSKY
EDITED FROM THE RUSSIAN
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
ROSA NEWMARCH: ILLUSTRATED
LONDON : JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD
NEW YORK : JOHN LANE COMPANY : MCMVI
WILLIAM BRENDON AND SON, LIMITED, PRINTERS, PLYMOUTH
TO
SERGEÏ IVANOVICH TANEIEV
AND TO ALL
WHO STILL CHERISH THE MEMORY OF
PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY
I DEDICATE THIS WORK
INTRODUCTION
IN offering to English and American readers this abridged edition of The
Life and Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, my introduction must of necessity take the form of some justification of my curtailments and excisions.
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