Антонио Сальери. Интриган? Завистник? Убийца?

Antonio Salʹeri znai͡ut vse, no glavnym obrazom v svi͡azi s bezvremennoĭ konchinoĭ Volʹfganga Amadei͡a Mot͡sarta. Blagodari͡a pushkinskoĭ tragedii v Rossii Salʹeri schitai͡ut zavistnikom, kovarno otravivshim svoego genialʹnogo konkurenta. A na samom dele on byl zamechatelʹnym kompozitorom, muzykantom i pedagogom, ostavivshim posle sebi͡a ogromnoe muzykalʹnoe nasledie. V svoe vremi͡a on byl neveroi͡atno populi͡aren, uspeshen i zanimal samye vysokie muzykalʹnye dolzhnosti pri avstriĭskom dvore. Dostatochno nazvatʹ imena ego uchenikov: Betkhoven, Shubert, List i drugie.Okruzhai͡ushchie li͡ubili Salʹeri za otzyvchivostʹ, dobrotu i veselyĭ nrav, i u nego ne bylo ni maleĭshego povoda zavidovatʹ Mot͡sartu, a tem bolee zhelatʹ ego smerti. V ėtom mozhno ubeditʹsi͡a, izuchai͡a biografii͡u Salʹeri ne po slukham i khudozhestvennym vymyslam, a po dokumentam ego ėpokhi.Kniga pisateli͡a i istorika Sergei͡a Nechaeva i͡avli͡aetsi͡a popytkoĭ istoricheskoĭ reabilitat͡sii nezauri͡adnogo cheloveka i talantlivogo kompozitora, kotoryĭ sovsem ne zasluzhivaet togo, chtoby ostatʹsi͡a v pami͡ati potomkov "otravitelem" Mot͡sarta.Dli͡a shirokogo kruga chitateleĭ.

Everyone knows Antonio Salieri, but mainly in connection with the untimely death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Thanks to the Pushkin tragedy in Russia, Salieri is considered an envious person who insidiously poisoned his brilliant competitor. But in fact, he was a wonderful composer, musician and teacher who left behind a huge musical legacy. At one time he was incredibly popular, successful and held the highest musical positions at the Austrian court. It is enough to name the names of his students: Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt and others.Those around him loved Salieri for his responsiveness, kindness and cheerful disposition, and he did not have the slightest reason to envy Mozart, much less wish him dead. This can be seen by studying the biography of Salieri not by rumors and fiction, but by documents of his era.The book by writer and historian Sergei Nechaev is an attempt at historical rehabilitation of an outstanding man and a talented composer who does not deserve to remain in the memory of descendants as a "poisoner" of Mozart.For a wide range of readers.