Tchaikovsky (including CD)

Author: Liang Xiru
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Piotr Ilyich Chaikovsky (1840-1893), a Russian composer. His inexplicable passion for music led him to break free from the constraints of traditional family education and, under the guidance of Anton Rubinstein, embark on a musical life intertwined with romantic passion and lonely melancholy. Chaikovsky's life was full of, and his failures in love and marriage brought him close to mental collapse. His homosexuality and the illnesses he suffered throughout his life were considered the most prominent representatives of his personality. His late work, "Pathétique," reflects his sorrow, pain, and disappointment throughout his life. Chaikovsky was a highly talented and skilled musician who left behind works that can be regarded as models, greatly enriching the world's musical treasury. Representative works: Opera "Eugene Onegin"; Ballet "The Nutcracker"; Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique," etc.