Tchaikovsky: The Master Musicians
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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Few figures in the history of Western music carry the emotional weight and enduring fascination of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Edward Garden's authoritative study in the celebrated Master Musicians series presents a meticulous and illuminating portrait of this towering Russian composer. Tracing the arc of Tchaikovsky's life from his troubled personal world to his extraordinary creative output, the book chronicles the genesis of iconic works — from the soaring pathos of the Sixth Symphony (Pathétique) to the timeless theatrical splendour of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker — situating each within the rich cultural and political landscape of 19th-century Russia. Garden writes with the precision of a scholar and the passion of a devoted musical advocate, arguing that Tchaikovsky's genius lay in his unparalleled ability to channel intense human emotion into formal musical structures of remarkable sophistication. The Master Musicians series is renowned for producing concise yet deeply researched volumes that serve both the general reader and the seasoned musicologist, and this entry is no exception. A work that balances biography, musical analysis, and historical context in equal measure, it leaves the reader questioning whether any life so consumed by beauty and torment could ever be fully understood.
Author: Edward Garden
Format: Paperback
Genre: Music
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few figures in the history of Western music carry the emotional weight and enduring fascination of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Edward Garden's authoritative study in the celebrated Master Musicians series presents a meticulous and illuminating portrait of this towering Russian composer. Tracing the arc of Tchaikovsky's life from his troubled personal world to his extraordinary creative output, the book chronicles the genesis of iconic works — from the soaring pathos of the Sixth Symphony (Pathétique) to the timeless theatrical splendour of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker — situating each within the rich cultural and political landscape of 19th-century Russia. Garden writes with the precision of a scholar and the passion of a devoted musical advocate, arguing that Tchaikovsky's genius lay in his unparalleled ability to channel intense human emotion into formal musical structures of remarkable sophistication. The Master Musicians series is renowned for producing concise yet deeply researched volumes that serve both the general reader and the seasoned musicologist, and this entry is no exception. A work that balances biography, musical analysis, and historical context in equal measure, it leaves the reader questioning whether any life so consumed by beauty and torment could ever be fully understood.