The Symphony
In 1877, Tchaikovsky thought marriage to a woman would shiled him from a homosexual sex scandal.-as heard in the 2007 film
"Tchaikovsky"
Twenty-five years ago today
March 28, 1986
Friday
I had a two-hour lunch with Margaret Lai on this Good Friday. We went to Union Square. I bought my niece, Ashley, a giant Easter basket with a drum inside it.
After work out E-Team met at the Fog City Diner Restaurant and had a good dinner. I rushed home to change clothes afterward. I waited patiently for Amy to arrive.
Amy and I went to the Symphony in San Francisco. I like how my mind wanders when I listen to instrumental music. After the concert we went over to the Hard Rock Café.
I drove over the Oakland-Bay Bridge and we went to Jack London Square, stopping in at Gallagher's where my brother, John, happened to be bartending. John treated us to a couple of drinks. We went home and slept 'is all'.
"To write for oneself is a pleasant indulgence."
-Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
19th Century Russian Romanticism Composer
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"In 1877, Tchaikovsky thought marriage to a woman would shiled him from a homosexual sex scandal."
Are you familiar with Ken Russel's film, 'The Music Lovers'? It's melodrama of the highest order, historically dubious [to say the least], overblown to fantastical proportions and is a masterfully brilliant cinematic endeavor !
Additionally, you might be interested in reading a small section of Solomon Volkov's new book, 'Romanov Riches' which he devotes to Tchaikovsky's homosexuality.
Upon [not very close] inspection, the von Meck correspondence is very enlightening.