Tchaikovsky's Last Days

by Alexander Poznansky

Book Overview

Tchaikovsky's death in October 1893 in St. Petersburg, shortly after the first performance of his masterpiece, the Path tique symphony, is one of the most thoroughly documented deaths of a prominent cultural figure in modern times. He was treated by no fewer than four physicians and surrounded by a group of relatives and friends. The official account of his death was that he died from cholera. But almost since the day of his passing there have been...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019816596X
• ISBN13: 9780198165965
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"