Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Although musically precocious, Tchaikovsky was educated for a career as a civil servant as there was little opportunity for a musical career in Russia at the time and no system of public music education. When an opportunity for such an education arose, he entered the nascent Saint Petersburg Conservatory, from which he graduated in 1865. The formal Western-oriented teaching that Tchaikovsky received there set him apart from composers of the contemporary nationalist movement embodied by the Russian composers of The Five with whom his professional relationship was mixed.
Tchaikovsky's training set him on a path to reconcile what he had learned with the native musical practices to which he had been exposed from childhood. From that reconciliation, he forged a personal but unmistakably Russian style. The principles that governed melody, harmony, and other fundamentals of Russian music diverged from those that governed Western European music, which seemed to defeat the potential for using Russian music in large-scale Western composition or for forming a composite style, and it caused personal antipathies that dented Tchaikovsky's self-confidence. Russian culture exhibited a split personality, with its native and adopted elements having drifted apart increasingly since the time of Peter the Great. That resulted in uncertainty among the intelligentsia about the country's national identity, an ambiguity mirrored in Tchaikovsky's career.
Despite his many popular successes, Tchaikovsky's life was punctuated by personal crises and depression. Contributory factors included his early separation from his mother for boarding school followed by his mother's early death, the death of his close friend and colleague Nikolai Rubinstein, his failed marriage with Antonina Miliukova, and the collapse of his 13-year association with the wealthy patroness Nadezhda von Meck. Tchaikovsky's homosexuality, which he kept private, has traditionally also been considered a major factor though some scholars have played down its importance. His dedication of his Sixth symphony to his nephew Vladimir "Bob" Davydov and his feelings expressed about Davydov in letters to others, especially following Davydov's suicide, have been cited as evidence for a romantic love between the two. Tchaikovsky's sudden death at the age of 53 is generally ascribed to cholera, but there is an ongoing debate as to whether cholera was indeed the cause and whether the death was accidental or intentional.
While his music has remained popular among audiences, critical opinions were initially mixed. Some Russians did not feel it was sufficiently representative of native musical values and expressed suspicion that Europeans accepted the music for its Western elements. In an apparent reinforcement of the latter claim, some Europeans lauded Tchaikovsky for offering music more substantive than exoticism, and said he transcended the stereotypes of Russian classical music. Others dismissed Tchaikovsky's music as deficient because it did not stringently follow Western principles. Provided by Wikipedia
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Shchelkunchik : balet-feerii︠a︡ v dvukh deĭstvii︠a︡kh trekh kartinakh, op. 71 = Casse-noisette : ballet-féerie en deux actes et trois tableaux / by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893, Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
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Kont︠s︡ert no 1 dli︠a︡ fortepiano s orkestrom sy-bemolʹ minor, soch. 23 (CHS 53), pervai︠a︡ redakt︠s︡ii︠a︡, 1875 : perelozhenie avtora dli︠a︡ dvukh fortepiano /...
Концерт но 1 для фортепиано с оркестром сы-бемоль минор, соч. 23 (ЧС 53), первая редакция, 1875 : переложение автора для двух фортепиано /by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893, Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893Published 2018Call Number: Loading…
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Kont︠s︡ert no. 1 dli︠a︡ fortepiano s orkestrom, si-bemolʹ minor soch. 23 (ChS 53), Vtorai︠a︡ redakt︠s︡ii︠a︡, 1879 : perelozhenie avtora dli︠a︡ dvukh fortepiano, /...
Концерт но. 1 для фортепиано с оркестром, си-бемоль минор соч. 23 (ЧС 53), Вторая редакция 1879 : переложение автора для двух фортепиано /by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893, Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893Published 2018Call Number: Loading…
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Undina : opera v trekh deĭstvii︠a︡kh, ChS 2 : rekonstrukt︠s︡ii︠a︡ sokhranivshikhsi︠a︡ fragmentov /
Ундина : опера в трех действиях, ЧС 2 : реконструкция сохранившихся фрагментов /by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893, Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893Published 2018Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…
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The nutcracker/ by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893, Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
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BBC Proms. by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
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BBC Proms. by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
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Symphony No. 4, Op. 36. by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
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Sixth symphony ; The 1812 overture. by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
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Violin concerto op. 35 / by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
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Symphony no. 5 ; Romeo & Juliet / by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
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Symphony n. 6 op. 74 "Pathetique" in B minor / by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
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Concerto for violin / by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
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The nutcracker, op. 71 ; and Swan lake, op. 20. by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
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The nutcracker ; Symphony no. 6. by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
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Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36. by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
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Great composers : Tchaikovsky. by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
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Piano concerto no. 1 ; Romeo and Juliet, fantasy overture. by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
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Overture "1812 " ; "The Nutcracker" ; "Romeo & Juliet" / by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
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The swan lake : 1895 version (Petipa-Ivanov) / by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
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