Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was not poisoned, nor was he forced to commit suicide because he was gay. He died of cholera from an epidemic that hit St. Petersburg.
Felix Mendelssohn was not exactly a nice man. He was very volatile and savage at times and most likely threatened to commit suicide if the singer Jenny Lind did not return his affections and agree to start an affair with him (this was when Lind was already married).
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was not poisoned by Antonio Salieri out of jealousy. That comes from the movie Amadeus. Mozart and Salieri respected each other, and even though the cause of Mozart’s death is still debated it is almost certain that he died of illness.
Johannes Brahms was not forced as a teenager to play the piano in brothels in order to provide for his family. This is almost certainly just a rumor because minors were not allowed in brothels, and Brahms was from a reasonably well-off family. He played in taverns for extra cash, but not brothels.
It’s less dramatic and romantic this way, but it’s the truth.
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