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{{picture|file=Louis_de_Fourcaud.jpg|caption='''Louis de Fourcaud''' (1851–1914), in an 1884 portrait by John Singer Sargent}} | {{picture|file=Louis_de_Fourcaud.jpg|caption='''Louis de Fourcaud''' (1851–1914), in an 1884 portrait by John Singer Sargent}} | ||
French journalist, art critic, collector, and educator (b. 6 November 1851 in Beaumarches; d. 19 October 1914 in Beaumarches), born '''''Louis de Boussès Fourcaud'''''. | French journalist, art critic, collector, and educator (b. 6 November 1851 {{NS}} in Beaumarches; d. 19 October 1914 {{NS}} in Beaumarches), born '''''Louis de Boussès Fourcaud'''''. | ||
In 1884, he commissioned the piano piece ''[[Impromptu-Caprice]]'' from Tchaikovsky. | In 1884, he commissioned the piano piece ''[[Impromptu-Caprice]]'' from Tchaikovsky. | ||
Revision as of 21:32, 12 August 2023
French journalist, art critic, collector, and educator (b. 6 November 1851 [N.S.] in Beaumarches; d. 19 October 1914 [N.S.] in Beaumarches), born Louis de Boussès Fourcaud.
In 1884, he commissioned the piano piece Impromptu-Caprice from Tchaikovsky.
Correspondence with Tchaikovsky
2 letters from Tchaikovsky to Louis de Fourcaud have survived, dating from 1884, both of which have been translated into English on this website:
- Letter 2550a – 18/30 September 1884, from Pleshcheyevo
- Letter 2567 – 12/24 October 1884, from Saint Petersburg
2 letters from Fourcaud to Tchaikovsky, both dating from 1884, are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin.
