Constantine floros peter tchaikovsky biography

Constantin Floros, Peter Tchaikovsky. Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, 2006. 160 pp. Peter Illich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) remains one of the most beloved Russian composers.

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Drawing on the latest research and newly discovered sources, Constantin Floros describes the connection between Tchaikovsky's life and work: investigating the many facets of a composer who died under mysterious circumstances at the age of 53.

English translations of the table of contents, preface and epilogue as well as an English sample translation of one chapter. Table of Contents Preface Childhood and Education Moscow The Matrimonial Catastrophe The Patroness Growing Fame The Enigma of Tchaikovsky's Death Personality Composition as Therapy Opera Ballet The Symphonies Concerti The Russian and the European Epilogue Annotations Chronology Testimonies List of Compositions Register of Names Preface Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky is, along with Modest Mussorgsky, the best-known and most important