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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky , 1840-93, Russian composer, b. Kamsko-Votkinsk. Variant transliterations of his name include Tschaikovsky and Chaikovsky. He is a towering figure in Russian music and one of the most popular composers in history. The son of a mining inspector, Tchaikovsky studied music as a child. At 19 he became a government clerk and at 21 entered the St. Petersburg Conservatory, where he studied composition with Anton Rubinstein. He graduated in 1865 and taught theory and composition at Nicholas Rubinstein's Moscow Conservatory from 1865 to 1878. An annuity from his wealthy... Read more
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Born: May 7, 1840 Votkinsk, Russia...Petersburg, Russia Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was one of the most loved of...the Vyatka district of Russia, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was the son of a successful engineer... Read more
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Encyclopedia of World Biography Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) is one of the most loved of Russian composers...and rigorous work habits. Eschewing the intellectual, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was in no sense a technical innovator; moreover, he... Read more

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100th Anniversary of the Death of Peter I. Tchaikovsky
Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR); 11/6/1993; 508 words ; ...100 years ago today, the composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky died. The official version said he...Schramm prepared this report. [cut of a Tchaikovsky's piano concerto] MARK SCHRAMM, Reporter: Tchaikovsky wrote concertos, symphonies, chamber... Read more
Tchaikovsky, Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Magazine article from: Strings; 11/1/2006; ; 317 words ; Tchaikovsky, Concerto in D major, Op. 35 for violin and piano. Edited by Constantin Mostras and David Oistrach. Practice...by Oleg Khudyakov. C.F. Peters (No. 30196), www.cfpeters-ny.com, $36. Although the Mostras-Oistrach edition of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 1878 violin concerto has been long been ... Read more
The Best of Tchaikovsky, 100 Years (and Countless Discs and Tapes) Later
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/7/1993; ; 700+ words ; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky died - too young and perhaps by his...from critics. A complete, annotated Tchaikovsky discography would take about 1,000...are in order. If I had to limit my Tchaikovsky collection to one set of CDs, it... Read more
'NUTCRACKER'S' MUSIC MAN\ MUSIC DIRECTOR TELLS HOW TCHAIKOVSKY CAME TO WRITE MUSIC HE, AT FIRST, RESISTED.(TimeOut)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 12/15/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...with music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, about the little...with the harps. Tchaikovsky was smart enough...finally tipped Tchaikovsky to go ahead...Nutcracker. ' And Tchaikovsky said yes. That...Iolanthe.' When Tchaikovsky finished the...performance, Tchaikovsky agreed ... Read more
CD REVIEWS; Repin tackles Tchaikovsky on CD
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 3/15/2003; ; 666 words ; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky dedicated his violin concerto to the distinguished violinist and teacher Leopold Auer, who spurned the piece as being nearly impossible...Repin teams with conductor Valery Gergiev and the Kirov Orchestra of St. Petersburg in poetic performances of violin concertos by ... Read more
`TCHAIKOVSKY' IN A NEW LIGHT
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/25/2000; ; 589 words ; ...the great Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a despairing, tormented...listeners. With the ballet "Tchaikovsky: The Mystery of Life and Death...genre of the duality that rent Tchaikovsky's soul asunder. It is easy... Read more
Tchaikovsky's 'Onegin' still supreme.(News)(Opera review)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 3/3/2008; ; 639 words ; ...Critic bgowen@@dailyherald.com Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was one of the great tunesmiths...hallmarks of the romantic era. Tchaikovsky composed 11 operas, but only...that matches anything else Tchaikovsky wrote. Lyric Opera's production... Read more
Tchaikovsky: A Listener's Guide
Magazine article from: Strings; 11/1/2007; ; 430 words ; Tchaikovsky: A Listener's Guide by Daniel...exquisite and tumultuous music of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Written for the music lover...to classical music. Seven of Tchaikovsky's better-known works are included...three-step guide to deconstructing Tchaikovsky's music. He asks the reader... Read more
Eifman Ballet energizes tale of 'Tchaikovsky'
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 5/18/2003; ; 482 words ; ...kind displayed in "Tchaikovsky: The Mystery of Life...the late composer, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, told through powerful...the ushering in of Tchaikovsky's tragic end, leading...his music stifled Tchaikovsky (Albert Galichanin... Read more
Boston Ballet set for year of Tchaikovsky
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/7/1993; ; 381 words ; ...centennial of the death of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the 19th-century composer...Upper Room." The "Variations on Tchaikovsky" festival opens with Oct. 21-N...production of "The Nutcracker." "Tchaikovsky Anew" is the title of the third... Read more

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