| Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (Pathetique) Contributor(s): Jackson, Timothy L. (Author), Rushton, Julian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521646766 ISBN-13: 9780521646765 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $36.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1999 Annotation: 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 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 as well as its political interpretation in the twentieth century, especially its transformation into a cultural icon of the Third Reich. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Instruction & Study - Appreciation |
| Dewey: 784.218 |
| LCCN: 98-39930 |
| Series: Cambridge Music Handbooks |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.45" W x 8.48" (0.43 lbs) 168 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 the Path tique's impact on Tchaikovsky's younger contemporaries as well as its political interpretation in the twentieth century, especially its transformation into a cultural icon of the Third Reich. |