Tchaikovsky at the millennium.(Critical Essay) From: New Criterion | Date: September 1, 1999| Author: Jacobs, Laura | COPYRIGHT 1999 Foundation for Cultural Review. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This article examines the life and work of composer Peter Tchaikovsky, and focuses on contemporary productions of the ballet, Swan Lake. Topics discussed include the complexity of Tchaikovsky's musical score, as well as several interpretations of the ballet.

The overture to Swan Lake begins with a high F-sharp held out over a void. The tone is plaintive, isolated--a long sigh. It is on this same high, held note that Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky begins his famous "swan theme," though ...

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