Tchaikovsky

ISBN: 9781402210013

By: Jeremy Siepmann

Published: 10/31/2007

Tchaikovsky was a man of neurotic diffidence, his self-doubt increased by his homosexuality. His music is thoroughly Russian in character,

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Sourcebooks MediaFusion and Naxos proudly present this fascinating biography of composer Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Acclaimed music writer Jeremy Siepmann follows Tchaikovsky’s development as man and composer, and sets out the experiences—the personal joys and sorrows as well as the broader cultural forces—that formed him and made him one of the most widely loved composers in classical music.

Tchaikovsky was a man of neurotic diffidence, his self-doubt increased by his homosexuality. His music is thoroughly Russian in character, but he embraced Western and international elements and opened his works to a wider audience.

Included are two CDs of carefully chosen Tchaikovsky pieces. Readers also gain access to an exclusive website that offers new essays, the musical works in full and more. This revolutionary biography utilizes traditional and new media to provide a uniquely rounded portrait of the composer and his music.

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On CD One
On CD Two
Preface

Chapter 1: Childhood, Boyhood, Youth 1840–1864
Interlude I: Tchaikovsky at the Piano
Chapter 2: Coming of Age 1865–1876
Interlude II: Tchaikovsky in the Theatre
Chapter 3: Celebrity and Crisis 1876–1877
Interlude III: Tchaikovsky and the Orchestra
Chapter 4: Sex, Suffering, Sublimation and Loss 1878–1884
Interlude IV: The Chamber Music
Chapter 5: House, Home and Happiness 1885–1888
Interlude V: Tchaikovsky in Song
Chapter 6: The New Statesman: At Home and Abroad 1888–1891
Interlude VI: Tchaikovsky and Russianness
Chapter 7: Morbidity, Mortality and Myth 1891–1893

Epilogue: Tchaikovsky and Posterity
The Western Background
The Russian Cultural Background
Personalities
Selected Bibliography
Glossary
Annotations of CD Tracks
Index