Letters to Dr. Arthur Briskier [manuscript], 1949-1950.

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Letters to Dr. Arthur Briskier [manuscript], 1949-1950.

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Nicolaeff discusses his admiration for Bach and Briskier's playing of Bach; Theodore Stein; and his cello composition "The Symphonic Adagio" performed by Fausto Esteves. He also mentions Gertrude Stein, his dislike of Tchaikovsky's music, and the lack of culture in the United States, particularly in New York.

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Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946

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Gertrude Stein (b. February 3, 1874, Allegheny, PA-d. July 27, 1946, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. She moved to Paris and acquired a love for modern painting. Stein began building a personal collection of major artists, many of whom became her friends and formed the core of her regular salons. In 1907, as Stein was struggling to establish herself as a writer, she met Alice Babette Toklas, a fellow American who had come to P...

Denommé, Robert Thomas

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Briskier, Arthur

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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750

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From the partita no. 2 for solo violin by J.S. Bach.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Bach's chaconne / transcribed for large orchestra by Louis Gesensway. [19--]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 144609295 Arranged 1856. First performance same year at the Philharmonic concerts, Vienna, von H. Esser conductor. Elgar's coda added subsequently.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Toccata : für die Orgel / compon...

Nicolaeff, Nicolas.

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Nicolaeff was Director of the Moscow Conservatory during the reign of Czar Nicholas II. He fled Russia after the Revolution and resided in New York. From the description of Letters to Dr. Arthur Briskier [manuscript], 1949-1950. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647897054 ...

Stein, Theodore

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Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893

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Composed 1888-89. Scenario by Marius Petipa and I.A. Vsevolozhsky. Based on Perrault's fairy tale. First performance Maryinsky Theatre St. Petersburg, 27 Jan. 1890, R. Drigo conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of La belle au bois dormant : ballet, op. 66 / Tschaikowsky. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 41964015 Russian composer, 19th century. From the description of Autograph letter signed, from Tchaikovsky to C...

Esteves, Fausto.

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