The creativity of Camille Pleyel in letters and articles of his contemporaries

The article is devoted to the outstanding French and Belgian pianist and pedagogue Camille Pleyel (1811-1875), which are almost unknown to the Russian musicians and have not attracted the attention of domestic musicologists. The creative character of the pianist recreated based on the study of letters by G. Berlioz, letters and critical articles by R. Schumann, critical articles by V. F. Odoevsky and the biographical novel by Alexander Dumas fils. Some facts of the biography, features of the creative personality and the characteristics of the performing arts of Camilla Pleyel are reflected in both music-critical articles, in the epistolary heritage, and in the artistic prose of her outstanding contemporaries. All this allowed us to preserve for the descendants the unique atmosphere of her concerts, the recreation of which, in our opinion, allows us to substantially supplement and enrich our understanding of the history of pianist art of the 19th century.