At the other extreme, homosexuality is placed at the very centre of Tchaikovsky's life and work, as if it influenced his every step and profoundly marked all his music, distinguishing it radically ...
This work, Kamarinskaya (1842), was later hailed by Tchaikovsky as the "acorn" from which the whole of Russian music grew. Today we realize how biased this statement was. True, Tchaikovsky's ...
John Suchet presents a major new eight-part series looking at the fascinating life and music of one of classical music’s most famous – and most influential – composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. With ...
His concise book focuses on the imperial world in which Tchaikovsky moved and the wider influences on his music to create a fresh profile of a familiar composer. A New Philosophy of Opera by Yuval ...
Expansive symphonies, virtuosic piano music, dramatic operas, and passionate songs took inspiration from art and literature. Famous Romantic composers include Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Mahler, and Verdi – ...
Some of classical music’s biggest names have joined in on the fun. Hilary Hahn joined Chen and Yang to perform Paganini caprices while hula-hooping. Ray Chen played a game in which he and the duo ...