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Tchaikovsky arrives in New York in 1891 for the grand opening of Carnegie Hall and takes a surprise adventure by train to Niagara Falls. Includes excerpts from The Nutcracker. Swan Lake and 1812 Overture.
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Classical Kids best sellers Beethoven Lives Upstairs and Tchaikovsky Discovers America are also available as beautifully-illustrated books.
评论 (5)
《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 3-5A charming tale told in diary form by a wealthy young girl of Russian descent. She is named Eugenia after Tchaikovsky's opera, Eugene Onegin, which her parents adore. They take her to see the composer conduct a performance of his own music at Carnegie Music Hall; several days later, traveling to Niagara Falls, she recognizes him in the train's dining car. She shyly approaches him and they have a glorious conversation. Her diary entries record Tchaikovsky's demeanor, gentle nature, and his loneliness in America. Although the story is fictional, it is historically accurate and captures the tenor of the times. Eugenia's shy and precious character is pleasant and intimate. The oil paintings are absolutely luscious and give the text a rich, formal feeling; the three double-spread illustrations are spectacular. Fine historical fiction that enhances the discovery of a great composer for youngsters.Barbara Peklo Abrahams, Oneida City Schools, Manlius, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
出版社周刊评论
Aided by elegant, realistic oil paintings, this work (which is based on a recording by Douglas Cowling) makes a graceful leap to print. The story unfolds through the diary entries of 11-year-old Eugenia Petroff, the daughter of Russian emigrés living in New York in 1891. Weaving historical fact (Tchaikovsky's visit to America toward the end of his life) with fiction (Eugenia and her family), Kalman creates a believable tale that, like Barbara Nichol's Beethoven Lives Upstairs, sheds light on a great composer and his times. Eugenia meets the composer on a train to Niagara Falls, and they strike up a brief friendship. She discovers that he suffers from homesickness, he tells her the story of Swan Lake and they talk of their mutual love of ballet. The illustrators, who previously collaborated on I Heard My Mother Call My Name, greatly enrich Kalman's already fluid prose with their sweeping landscapes, intimate portraiture and interesting perspectives (at one point, readers find themselves looking over Tchaikovsky's shoulder as he makes sketches for the Nutcracker). As an introduction to one of classical music's greats, this one strikes all the right chords. Ages 5-8. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
Written as the diary of eleven-year-old Eugenia Petroff, this intriguing story is based on a true account of maestro Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's visit to America in 1891. Illustrated with lovely oil paintings, the book is one of a series developed from recordings produced by Susan Hammond that introduce children to classical music through invented stories about the composers. From HORN BOOK 1995, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
In this rewritten spinoff from a recording of the same name (published in Toronto: BMG KIDZ, 1993), the 11-year-old daughter of Russian émigrés meets the composer during his 1891 trip to America. Like its companion, Nichol's Beethoven Lives Upstairs (Orchard, 1994), this is designed to spark some interest in the music through a child's-eye view of the Great Man. It is even more successful: the narrative, though written as diary entries, is connected rather than disjointed; Eugenia sounds the age she is supposed to be; and the composer comes across not as a remote, Olympian figure, but as an approachable visitor, impressed with America's wonders (from Niagara Falls to New York City elevators), whose real genius shines through a diffident exterior. Precisely rendered period details in the polished illustrations create a vivid sense of time and place; occasional dramatic full spreads enhance the story's emotional peaks. A treat for those who already love Tchaikovsky's music, and certain to create legions of new fans. (source notes) (Picture book/biography. 5-8)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 3-5. Like Nichol's Beethoven Lives Upstairs [BKL Ja 1 94], this is based on an award-winning cassette and uses a picture-book format and a combination of fact and fiction to introduce a renowned composer. Observations kept by Tchaikovsky during an 1891 tour of America flesh out the view of the Russian composer presented through the diary entries of 11-year-old Eugenia Petroff, whom Tchaikovsky meets during his America travels. Through Eugenia's eyes we discover a quiet, driven musician, plagued by stage fright, who is homesick for his native country yet fascinated by the natural and technological wonders of America. There is neither the comedy nor the bold drama of Nichol's book, which used a vibrant exchange of letters instead of rather sedate journal entries to introduce the characters; yet, a definite sense of Tchaikovsky does come through, and the paintings are splendid. Dramatic, richly colored, and alive with extraordinary, bright highlights, they speak of the elegance of an age gone by and capture the surprise of a young girl who discovers that the genius she holds so in awe is also quite a nice man. --Stephanie Zvirin