Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique)

by Timothy L. Jackson

Book Overview

Tchaikovsky's final symphony has fascinated generations of music lovers since its first performance just over a century ago. Professor Jackson explores sensitively and without prejudice the question of the Path tique'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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052164111X
• ISBN13: 9780521641111
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.8"