Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 (Pathetique (Hardcover)

Tchaikovsky's final symphony has fascinated generations of music lovers, amateur and specialist alike, since its first performance just over a century ago. Timothy L. Jackson explores sensitively and without prejudice the question of the Pathetique's program and its relation to Tchaikovsky's homosexuality and death. The book covers the work's conception, genesis, and reception, and presents an in-depth analysis of its remarkable formal structure. The reception chapter investigates the Pathetique's impact on Tchaikovsky's younger contemporaries, most notably Mahler and Rachmaninov, and on more recent Russian composers like Shostakovich and Schnittke. Also explored is the dark side of the symphony's political interpretation in the twentieth century, especially its transformation into a cultural icon of the Third Reich.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Timothy L. Jackson
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	168
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-64111-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > Orchestras Books > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > Orchestras Promotions
LSN:	0-521-64111-X
Barcode:	9780521641111

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