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Tchaikovsky : the man revealed / John Suchet.

Suchet, John, 1944- (author.).

Summary:

A tortured genius, a sensitive soul, and a great composer burdened by the weight of his private desires, Tchaikovsky's life is explored in full by John Suchet.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1643131338
  • ISBN: 9781643131337
  • Physical Description: xii, 275 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Pegagus Books edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Pyotr, the fledgling seagull -- Upheavals and loss -- An unbearable farewell -- Guilt and the cruellest loss -- A difficult journey -- Pyotr chooses music -- Tchaikovsky, music teacher -- The ladies' man -- A most unlikely affair -- A tragic love -- The Lake of the Swans -- Unexpected inspiration -- Bending the rules -- Misery and defiance -- Swan Lake - and failure -- In love - and alone -- A woman enters his life -- "She is repulsive to me" -- Fate -- "It stinks to the ear" -- A sort of freedom -- The boulevardier -- An impenetrable secret -- A family crisis -- A benefactor bids "adieu" -- On tour and unhappy -- A musical "adieu"?
Subject: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
Composers > Russia > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

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  • 2 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

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Statesville Main Library B TCHAIKOVSKY SUC (Text) 33114018055350 Adult Nonfiction Available -