Discovering Tchaikovsky

Discovering Tchaikovsky is a two-part BBC TV series presented by Charles Hazlewood, about Tchaikovsky's life and works. In the first part Charles Hazlewood examines the "Fantasy Overture" from Romeo And Juliet - considered Tchaikovsky's first mature masterpiece. And the second part focuses on the first movement of Tchaikovsky's final work, and what many regard as his greatest achievement - the Sixth Symphony, "The Pathetique", which premiered only a week before his death. (from open2.net)


Discovering Tchaikovsky (Part 1 of 2) - The Creation of Greatness
In the first part Charles Hazlewood examines the "Fantasy Overture" from Romeo And Juliet - considered Tchaikovsky's first mature masterpiece.


Discovering Tchaikovsky (Part 2 of 2) - Fortune and Tragedy
The second part focuses on the first movement of Tchaikovsky's final work, and what many regard as his greatest achievement - the Sixth Symphony, "The Pathetique", which premiered only a week before his death.


Film.... Who Killed Tchaikovsky?
Who Killed Tchaikovsky? is a BBC documentary about the truth behind the great Russian composer's death.
documentaries-plus.blogspot.com/2011/01/who-killed-tchaikovsky.html

Web... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. His wide ranging output includes symphonies, operas, ballets, instrumental and chamber music and songs.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky

Book.. Tchaikovsky; his life and works, with extracts ...
Author: Rosa Newmarch; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Subject: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Publisher: London Grant Richards. Language: English.
www.archive.org/details/tchaikovskyhisli00newm
Book Tchaikovsky
Author: Edwin Evans. Subject: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Contents Part I Tchaikovsky: The Man. Part II Tchaikovsky: The Musician.
www.archive.org/details/tchaikovsky00evanuoft
Book The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
Author: Modeste Tchaikovsky; Rosa Newmarch. Chronological list of Tchaikovsky's compositions from 1866-1893.
www.archive.org/details/lifelettersofpet00chaiuoft










Discovering Tchaikovsky tells the story of the composer's life and works.