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{{picture|file= | {{picture|file=Georgy_Catoire.jpg|caption='''Georgy Catoire''' (1861-1926)}} | ||
Russian composer and musicologist, of French descent (b. 15/27 April 1861 in [[Moscow]]; d. 21 May 1926 in [[Moscow]]), as '''''Georgy Lvovich Katuar''''' (Георгий Львович Катуар), also known as '''''Yegor Lvovich Katuar''''' (Егор Львович Катуар), or outside Russia as '''''Georges Catoire'''''. | Russian composer and musicologist, of French descent (b. 15/27 April 1861 in [[Moscow]]; d. 21 May 1926 in [[Moscow]]), as '''''Georgy Lvovich Katuar''''' (Георгий Львович Катуар), also known as '''''Yegor Lvovich Katuar''''' (Егор Львович Катуар), or outside Russia as '''''Georges Catoire'''''. | ||
After studying mathematics at [[Moscow]] University, he graduated with outstanding honours in 1884. While working in his father's commercial business, he began taking lessons in piano and harmony, and travelled to [[Berlin]] in 1885 to study under [[Karl Klindworth]]. The following year he met Tchaikovsky in [[Moscow]], who encouraged | After studying mathematics at [[Moscow]] University, he graduated with outstanding honours in 1884. While working in his father's commercial business, he began taking lessons in piano and harmony, and travelled to [[Berlin]] in 1885 to study under [[Karl Klindworth]]. The following year he met Tchaikovsky in [[Moscow]], who encouraged Catoire's compositional aspirations, and on his recommendation he received lessons from [[Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov]] and [[Anatoly Lyadov]] in [[Saint Petersburg]]. | ||
In 1919, | In 1919, Catoire became professor of composition at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory, and was the author of several musicological text books. | ||
==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky== | ==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky== | ||
7 letters from Tchaikovsky to Georgy | 7 letters from Tchaikovsky to Georgy Catoire have survived, dating from 1886 to 1887, of which those highlighted in bold have been translated into English on this website: | ||
* [[Letter 2851]] – 13/25 January 1886, from [[Maydanovo]] | * '''[[Letter 2851]]''' – 13/25 January 1886, from [[Maydanovo]] | ||
* [[Letter 2884]] – 13/25 February 1886, from [[Maydanovo]] | * '''[[Letter 2884]]''' – 13/25 February 1886, from [[Maydanovo]] | ||
* [[Letter 2958]] – 27 May/8 June 1886, from [[Paris]] | * [[Letter 2958]] – 27 May/8 June 1886, from [[Paris]] | ||
* [[Letter 3035]] – 30 August/11 September 1886, from [[Maydanovo]] | * [[Letter 3035]] – 30 August/11 September 1886, from [[Maydanovo]] | ||
* [[Letter 3243]] – 27 April/9 May 1887, from [[Maydanovo]] | * [[Letter 3243]] – 27 April/9 May 1887, from [[Maydanovo]] | ||
* '''[[Letter 3409]]''' – 18/30 November 1887, from [[Maydanovo]] | * '''[[Letter 3409]]''' – 18/30 November 1887, from [[Maydanovo]] | ||
* '''[[Letter 3425]]''' – late November/early December 1887, from [[Moscow]] | * '''[[Letter 3425]]''' – late November/early December 1887, from [[Moscow]] | ||
9 letters from | 9 letters from Catoire to Tchaikovsky, dating from 1886 to 1888, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup|4}}, Nos. 1411–1419). | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [[wikipedia:Georgy_Catoire|Wikipedia]] | * [[wikipedia:Georgy_Catoire|Wikipedia]] | ||
* {{IMSLP|Catoire, | * {{IMSLP|Catoire,_Georgy}} | ||
* {{viaf|59350088}} | |||
[[Category:People| | [[Category:People|Catoire, Georgy]] | ||
[[Category:Composers| | [[Category:Composers|Catoire, Georgy]] | ||
[[Category:Correspondents| | [[Category:Correspondents|Catoire, Georgy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:17, 14 March 2024
Russian composer and musicologist, of French descent (b. 15/27 April 1861 in Moscow; d. 21 May 1926 in Moscow), as Georgy Lvovich Katuar (Георгий Львович Катуар), also known as Yegor Lvovich Katuar (Егор Львович Катуар), or outside Russia as Georges Catoire.
After studying mathematics at Moscow University, he graduated with outstanding honours in 1884. While working in his father's commercial business, he began taking lessons in piano and harmony, and travelled to Berlin in 1885 to study under Karl Klindworth. The following year he met Tchaikovsky in Moscow, who encouraged Catoire's compositional aspirations, and on his recommendation he received lessons from Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov and Anatoly Lyadov in Saint Petersburg.
In 1919, Catoire became professor of composition at the Moscow Conservatory, and was the author of several musicological text books.
Correspondence with Tchaikovsky
7 letters from Tchaikovsky to Georgy Catoire have survived, dating from 1886 to 1887, of which those highlighted in bold have been translated into English on this website:
- Letter 2851 – 13/25 January 1886, from Maydanovo
- Letter 2884 – 13/25 February 1886, from Maydanovo
- Letter 2958 – 27 May/8 June 1886, from Paris
- Letter 3035 – 30 August/11 September 1886, from Maydanovo
- Letter 3243 – 27 April/9 May 1887, from Maydanovo
- Letter 3409 – 18/30 November 1887, from Maydanovo
- Letter 3425 – late November/early December 1887, from Moscow
9 letters from Catoire to Tchaikovsky, dating from 1886 to 1888, are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin (a4, Nos. 1411–1419).
Bibliography
- Переписка П. И. Чайковского и Г. Л. Катуара (1945)
- Der Briefwechsel zwischen P. I. Čajkovskij und Egor L. Catoire (2008)
- П. И. Чайковский-Г. Л. Катуар. История педагогическич отношений (2015)
