Pyotr Tchaikovsky
By: Philip Ross Bullock
Series: Critical lives; Critical lives (London, England)
Publisher: Reaktion Books, Limited
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9781780236544
Subjects: Composers; Biography
Description: From his popular ballets and operas, such as Swan lake and Eugene Onegin, to his acclaimed orchestral works, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky left an indelible impression on classical music. Drawing extensively on the composer's uncensored letters and diaries, this critical biography explores Tchaikovsky's central place within the artistic culture of nineteenth-century Russia and reveals how he became a figure of international renown.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-213) and discography (pages 214-217).
Table of contents: title: Introduction. 'The intimate world of my feelings and thoughts'; title: 'I will make something of myself'; title: 'The only hope for our musical future'; title: 'For the sake of qu'en-dira-t-on'; title: 'I am a free man'; title: 'Where is my home to be?'; title: Conclusion. 'Some kind of banal, stupid joke.'