MakarovaFan Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Hello All, Can anyone recommend a good biography of Tchaikovsky? Thank you Link to comment
bart Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 David Brown (a British musicologist) has a highly-praised 4-volume study of Tchaikovsky, which puts the emphasis on the music. It was exceptionally complete, but rather specialized for my own level of interest and understanding, and I confess to having done a lot of skimming of my library copies. Brown has published (in the UK) a one-volume study, Tchaikovsky: the Man and Music, but I don't think it is published in the US at this time. More directly related to our interest here, there's Tchaikovsky's Ballets by John Wiley. Link to comment
Amy Reusch Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 While you're at it, also take a look at "Balanchine's Tchaikovsky: Conversations with Balanchine on his Life, Ballet and Music" by Solomon Volkov. It's not a definitive biography, but it's still well worth reading. (I wish whoever borrowed my copy would return it.) Link to comment
Grissi Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Yesterday I was looking for a Tchaikovsky biography in amazon.co.uk (what a coincidence!). There you can find Brown's. The reviews are of great help. Link to comment
EricMontreal22 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Just bumping this thread to notify people that Roland John Wiley--the author of the amazingly comprehensive ballet books Tchaikovsky's Ballets, The Ballets of Lev Ivanov and A Century of Russian Ballet, as well as other pieces on Russian music, dance, and history, has a new Tchaikovsky biography out this June. Amazon is already taking pre orders. It's some 700 pages and promises to be a fully detailed biography, interspersed with seperate chapters giving the history and anlalysis of Tchaikovsky's major works (with special emphasis on the operas and ballets). I personally have high expectations for this. http://www.amazon.com/Tchaikovsky-Master-M...8536&sr=1-6 Link to comment
Marc Haegeman Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Just bumping this thread to notify people that Roland John Wiley--the author of the amazingly comprehensive ballet books Tchaikovsky's Ballets, The Ballets of Lev Ivanov and A Century of Russian Ballet, as well as other pieces on Russian music, dance, and history, has a new Tchaikovsky biography out this June. Amazon is already taking pre orders. It's some 700 pages and promises to be a fully detailed biography, interspersed with seperate chapters giving the history and anlalysis of Tchaikovsky's major works (with special emphasis on the operas and ballets). I personally have high expectations for this.http://www.amazon.com/Tchaikovsky-Master-M...8536&sr=1-6 Thanks! Definitely something to look out for. Link to comment
bart Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Yes, thanks very much for the information, EricMontreal. I'll be ordering. Just a reminder to BT members: Ballet Talk gets credit for Amazon purchase ONLY if you order by using the Amazon box at the top of the page. To simplify things, I've added added a NEW LINK to the Wiley book that WILL allow for a credit to Ballet Talk. (It has to do with codes and things that I admit I really don't understand.) : http://www.amazon.com/Tchaikovsky-Master-M...0274&sr=1-1 The same holds true with any book, dvd, etc, mentioned on Ballet Talk. If you want to order it and would like Ballet Talk to get a small percentage of the proceeds the simplest way is CLICK THE BOX AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE. Link to comment
EricMontreal22 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I've changed my pre-order accordingly ;) Thanks for the reminder-- Link to comment
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