Author:
Suchet, John, 1944- author.
Edition Statement:First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
ImprintNew York : Pegasus Books, 2019.
Imprint2018.
Descriptionxii, 275 pages : illustrations (some color), genealogical table ; 24 cm
Note:Pyotr, the fledgling seagull -- Upheavals and loss -- An unbearable farewell -- Guilt and the cruellest loss -- A difficult journey -- Pyotr chooses music -- Tchaikovsky, music teacher -- The ladies' man -- A most unlikely affair -- A tragic love -- The Lake of the Swans -- Unexpected inspiration -- Bending the rules -- Misery and defiance -- Swan Lake- and failure -- In love- and alone -- A woman enters his life - -"She is repulsive to me" -- Fate -- "It stinks to the ear" -- A sort of freedom -- The boulevardier -- An impenetrable secret -- A family crisis -- A benefactor bids "adieu" -- On tour and unhappy -- A musical "adieu"?
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-265) and index.
Note:A tortured genius, a sensitive soul, and a great composer burdened by the weight of his private desires, Tchaikovsky's life is explored in full by John Suchet.
