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{{picture|file=Ippolit Altani.jpg|caption='''Ippolit Altani''' (1845-1919)}}
{{picture|file=Max Erdmannsdörfer.jpg|caption='''Max Erdmannsdörfer''' (1848-1905)}}
Russian conductor, choirmaster and violinist (b. 15/27 May 1846 in Yekaterinoslav [now Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine]; d. 17 February 1919 in [[Moscow]]), born '''''Ippolit Karlovich Altani''''' (Ипполит Карлович Альтани).
German conductor, pianist and composer (b. 14 June 1848 {{NS}} in [[Nuremberg]]; d. 14 February 1905 {{NS}} in [[Munich]]).


A contemporary of Tchaikovsky at the [[Saint Petersburg]] Conservatory, he was taught by Henryk Wienawski, [[Nikolay Zaremba]] and [[Anton Rubinstein]], graduating in 1866. He then secured a position as choirmaster and conductor at the Russian Opera in [[Kiev]] (1867–1881), before becoming principal conductor at the Bolshoi Theatre in [[Moscow]] (1882–1906).
==Tchaikovsky and Erdmannsdörfer==
After studying at the [[Leipzig]] Conservatory, Erdmannsdörfer became concertmaster at Sonderhausen. In 1882, he became the principal conductor of the Russian Musical Society concerts in [[Moscow]] and professor at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory. Tchaikovsky considered him to be "a very skillful, experienced and expert conductor", although he was "inclined to indulge the public's taste of exaggerated nuances" and "offhanded in his attitude to Russian music (except my own)" <ref name="note1"/>.


Altani premiered many of Tchaikovsky's works, including the festival overture ''[[The Year 1812]]'' (1882) and the [[Elegy]] for string orchestra (1884). He also conducted the first performances at the Bolshoi Theatre of the operas ''[[Mazepa]]'' (1884), ''[[The Enchantress]]'' (1890), ''[[The Queen of Spades]]'' (1891) and ''[[Iolanta]]'' (1893). Altani also assisted Tchaikovsky with preparations to conduct ''[[Cherevichki]]'' at the Bolshoi Theatre in 1887.
In 1874, he married the pianist and composer [[Pauline Fichtner]] (b. Oprawill, 1847–1916).
 
The list of Tchaikovsky's works premiered by Erdmannsdörfer includes the [[Symphony No. 1]] (revised version, 1883), [[Suite No. 2]] (1884), [[Concert Fantasia]] (1885), and the symphony ''[[Manfred]]'' (1886), The composer valued Erdmannsdörfer's arrangement of his ''Chant sans paroles'' (No. 3 from ''[[Souvenir de Hapsal]]'', Op. 2) so highly that Tchaikovsky conducted it himself in 1892.
 
==Dedications==
In 1884, Tchaikovsky dedicated his [[Suite No. 3]] in G major, Op. 55 (1884) to the conductor, to make amends for missing the premiere of his [[Suite No. 2]], which had taken place earlier that year under Erdmannsdörfer's direction <ref name="note2"/>.


==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
7 letters from Tchaikovsky to Ippolit Altani have survived, dating from 1884 to 1889, all of which have been translated into English on this website:
2 letters from Tchaikovsky to Max Erdmannsdörfer have survived, dating from the late 1880s, of which those highlighted in bold have been translated into English on this website:
* '''[[Letter 2420]]''' 4/16 February 1884, from [[Moscow]]
* [[Letter 2984a]] – 25 June/7 July 1886, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 2479]]''' – 28 April/10 May 1884, from [[Kamenka]]
* '''[[Letter 3139a]]''' – 1886–1888, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 2704]]''' – 2/14 May 1885, from [[Maydanovo]]
 
* '''[[Letter 2934]]''' – 18/30 April 1886, from [[Tiflis]]
3 letters from Erdmannsdörfer to the composer, dating from 1886 and 1888, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup|4}}, Nos. 6012–6014).
* '''[[Letter 3034]]''' – 28 August/9 September 1886 (?), from [[Moscow]] (?)
* '''[[Letter 3200]]''' – 14/26 March 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 3879]]''' – 18/30 June 1889, from [[Frolovskoye]]


5 letters from Altani to Tchaikovsky, dating from 1883 to 1891, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]].
==Bibliography==
* {{bib|2006/2}} (2006)
* {{bib|2006/13}} (2006)
* {{bib|2007/7}} (2007)


==External Links==
==External Links==
* [[wikipedia:Ippolit_Al'tani|Wikipedia]]
* [[wikipedia:Max_Erdmannsdörfer|Wikipedia]]
* {{IMSLP|Erdmannsdörfer,_Max}}
* {{viaf|45056664}}


[[Category:People|Altani, Ippolit]]
==Notes and References==
[[Category:Conductors|Altani, Ippolit]]
<references>
[[Category:Correspondents|Altani, Ippolit]]
<ref name="note1">[[Letter 2173]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 12/24–13/25 December 1882.</ref>
<ref name="note2">See {{bib|1901/24|Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского ; том 2}} (1901), p. 621, and  [[Letter 2493]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 21 May/2 June 1884.</ref>
</references>
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[[Category:Composers|Erdmannsdorfer, Max]]
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[[Category:Correspondents|Erdmannsdorfer, Max]]
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Max Erdmannsdörfer (1848-1905)

German conductor, pianist and composer (b. 14 June 1848 [N.S.] in Nuremberg; d. 14 February 1905 [N.S.] in Munich).

Tchaikovsky and Erdmannsdörfer

After studying at the Leipzig Conservatory, Erdmannsdörfer became concertmaster at Sonderhausen. In 1882, he became the principal conductor of the Russian Musical Society concerts in Moscow and professor at the Moscow Conservatory. Tchaikovsky considered him to be "a very skillful, experienced and expert conductor", although he was "inclined to indulge the public's taste of exaggerated nuances" and "offhanded in his attitude to Russian music (except my own)" [1].

In 1874, he married the pianist and composer Pauline Fichtner (b. Oprawill, 1847–1916).

The list of Tchaikovsky's works premiered by Erdmannsdörfer includes the Symphony No. 1 (revised version, 1883), Suite No. 2 (1884), Concert Fantasia (1885), and the symphony Manfred (1886), The composer valued Erdmannsdörfer's arrangement of his Chant sans paroles (No. 3 from Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2) so highly that Tchaikovsky conducted it himself in 1892.

Dedications

In 1884, Tchaikovsky dedicated his Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55 (1884) to the conductor, to make amends for missing the premiere of his Suite No. 2, which had taken place earlier that year under Erdmannsdörfer's direction [2].

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

2 letters from Tchaikovsky to Max Erdmannsdörfer have survived, dating from the late 1880s, of which those highlighted in bold have been translated into English on this website:

3 letters from Erdmannsdörfer to the composer, dating from 1886 and 1888, are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin (a4, Nos. 6012–6014).

Bibliography

External Links

Notes and References

  1. Letter 2173 to Nadezhda von Meck, 12/24–13/25 December 1882.
  2. See Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского, том 2 (1901), p. 621, and Letter 2493 to Pyotr Jurgenson, 21 May/2 June 1884.