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Complete orchestral score of Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36; Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64; Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, "Pathetique," Op. 74. Study score. Reprinted from the Breitkopf & Härtel editions.
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3 Classics.......2007-09-15
Important and affordable for conductors, music students, and afficionados, this edition is a valuable tool for the personal and professional library. The rehearsal numbers and letters correspond to the Kalmus/Lucks parts, so these scores can be used from the conductor's podium. Like all Dover scores, the paper is not of high quality and the binding will eventually fail with age and repeated use. Many conductors have the binding cut and bound with a good quality spiral binding for longer life. Dover scores are a fraction of the cost of the scores printed by the music publishing houses, which makes them the scores of choice for students and musicians on a budget (aren't we all!)
Pages missing.......2007-04-27
Very dissapointed in the Dover editions. There's always something wrong.
In this case it skips pages: from 54 it jumps to 200+ and after 30-40 pages in the 200 range it goes back to 86. It's very frustrating when you are trying to study the score.
2 star not 1 because layout is very clear, medium-big print. Nice pages.
Outstanding reprints of great music from fine early editions.......2005-07-31
Yet another triumph on the part of Dover Publications! Good size format allows easy following of all orchestral parts for anybody but the most visually-impaired; the full richness of the writing is there with practically no mistakes; an absolute MUST!!!
Great edition.......2003-08-12
The last three symphonies of Tchaikovsky are mainstays of the orchestral literature. The more a music lover delves into them, the more rewards they contain.
There is no better way to delve into them than by following along with the score. For the beginning score reader, these symphonies might be too intimidating, for Tchaikovsky's orchestra is large and varied, leading to a very full page of notes.
But for the brave of heart or more experienced score readers, the treasures and beauties of this music are revealed as you follow along. Dover's edition is well printed, and as always is very affordable.
So dive into the pages. Discover things in the music that you never knew were there! Recommended!
Great Score by Dover.......2001-10-05
The score is free of any errors and is VERY easy to read. Large binding for PIT's three greatest symphonies. Highly reccomended for classroom study, personal study, and professional use.
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Amusing Illustrations.......2000-07-02
This is one in a wonderful series of books intended to introduce young readers to the lives of famous composers. Tchaikovsky was an interesting character, to say the least, and Venezia does a nice job of expressing that in an amusing way without losing respect for the composer. Venezia picks out events in Tchaikovsky's life that children can relate to and at the same time, see his unique way of dealing with life. As with all the books in this series, the best part are the illustrations. Cartoonlike and colorful; they are full of details and wonderfully amusing.
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- Informative,persuasive,a real scholarly achievement!
- Fascinating account of Tchaikovsky's life!! Great book!
- Poznansky's book is incomplete
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Tchaikovsky: The Quest for the Inner Man
Alexander Poznansky
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Informative,persuasive,a real scholarly achievement!.......1999-08-06
There is no doubts that Poznansky's book started a revolution not only in our view of Tchaikovsky the man but as well in our appreciation of his music. Gone is a decadent psychotic and a homosexual martyr together with his mysterious Russian soul. This familiar mythological figure is now replaced by a fully drawn individual in flesh and blood with his sublimities and his failures, haunted by contraditions, as all of us, but at the same time committed to make as much good in his life, in terms of both creative work and human relationship as he was capable of. The book contains mines of factual information;the author's conclusions are entirely convincing, drawn as they are from the careful examination of all available (at the time of his writing) documentary material.It is remarkable, as we learn from the author's Preface to the British edition, that his reconstruction of the passages in Tchaikovsky's correspondence, censured by the Soviet editors, proved extremely close to the originals which he found out after he was given access to Tchaikovsky's archives in Klin. Another virtue of this book is the demolition of the silly story, popular among some biographers, claiming that Tchaikovsky commited suicide in result of the so-called "court of honor" held by his former classmates Finally, this dramatic narrative of the great composer's life makes a first-rate read!
Fascinating account of Tchaikovsky's life!! Great book!.......1999-08-03
If you love Tchaikovsky, this is a wonderful book! Nowhere else will you get such a strong feeling of having known him personally and this biography also explains a lot about his incredible, emotional and passionate music. Alexander Poznansky, thanks to superb scholarship and exercise of fine editorial judgement in the use of Tchaikovsky's letters, diaries and the archival documents, has built up a picture of the "inner man", reliant, as far as possible, on fact and not supposition. This book would correct many misconseptions about Tchaikovsky the man, created by some misguided musicologists. This biography makes clear that he was not a tormented homosexual, nor did he fear exposure and nor is there anything but gossip behind the notion that he commited suicide. This is major book.
Poznansky's book is incomplete.......1999-04-08
There is nothing in my review that mentions Tchaikovsky's music, it is only about him as a man. So, if you're not interested in my thoughts concerning his sexuality, and what I think his thoughts were about women, you probably won't want to read the rest of this. Anyway, I read this book, and I found a great amount of information some of which I personally thought curiously interesting regarding some of Tchaikovsky's statements or behavior. That is what I liked about the book. However, what I found interesting, psychologically, wasn't commented on by Poznansky. I don't know how interested he is in psychology concerning Tchaikovsky, but I think it's important because his book is suppose to find out more about the man personally. There are many statements Tchaikovsky made where I asked myself, "What did he mean by that?". It was frustrating for me because Poznansky didn't respond to some of Tchaikovsky's remarks or behavior. We all know that Tchaikovsky lived a homosexual lifestyle. Before, I thought that he just didn't find women interesting, sexually. But, my thought in Tchaikovsky's case, is that his sexual choice was based on a whole lot more than mere sexual taste. I read many books on Tchaikovsky and books on psychology (I'm not a psychologist nor a writer). We know that he was extremely shy, nervous, afraid at times, sensitive to a fault and inhibited. His perception of women or the feminine was based on teaching, and the women he grew up with. I think he saw them as basically uninterested in sensuous pleasure and sex (except to make babies or money). He learned from school that boys enjoyed sex, and he played with his own kind. His father may have acted somewhat erotic, and sensitive Tchaikovsky picked up on it. I think Tchaikovsky's mother liked him when he was young and obedient, but later something changed between them when he tried to express himself. I think he may have had mixed feelings about his mom, but would never ever directly say it. Anyhow, I could go on, but I don't want to make this review too long. However, the KEY TO TCHAIKOVSKY IS HIS CHILDHOOD! I don't think he was born homosexual, but rather he was born with certain emotional qualities and personality traits. Anyway, I read the book a few years ago, and I don't want to read it again because I don't like the way Poznansky ignores some of the little things Tchaikovsky said or did. This information Poznansky has in his book of which he thinks irrelevant and offers no psychology, I personally find interestingly curious. Please correct me if my memory of the following is incorrect :
Tchaikovsky said something like the one good thing about his future wife was that she loved him like a cat, and that he needs to be in control. Why did he have to be in control? He also said that Maria Anderson looked like a cat, and I think he observed her rubbing herself against something or someone. Psychologically, an animal represents a physical or primal thought I think. It's physicality or sensuality.
Tchaikovsky put in his diary something about a woman with a gold filling, and he said that his manservant's girlfriend had nice looking teeth. In addition, he said she was pretty and delectable. Why did he write in his diary about a woman's gold filling? Psychologically, it could symbolize something sexual.
He said he loved his mom in a sick way. Maybe he meant that the best thing about her was her physical touch. He says that maternal or sexual, it makes no difference. I thought that was a strange thing to say. Also, the poem Lily of the Valley, Poznansky said it could be about a male lover. I could be wrong, but the poem could be about his mom.
At first, he was hesitant to see, be with or visit his niece. Then, he saw her playing a leg game with some guy, and after he saw her monstrous behavior (he was quite taken by surprise), he visited to see her even unexpectedly. Also, he talks about her special female organs to someone. Tchaikovsky didn't have to mention that.
Also, Tchaikovsky was watching two different types of animals playing together. I think he made a comment that he was surprised to see it. I think he liked the idea of what he saw, and I personally think the two different animals he saw playing represented for him a man and a woman.
I can't make this review too long, so I will stop with my list. One last thing, I think Tchaikovsky's "inclinations" was not about homosexuality in particular. Tchaikovsky may have meant that he was a very physical, sensual person in general. I personally think that if a particular woman came into his life, he would have wanted her sexually, but without consequences. Anyhow, I don't remember Poznansky making any effort to analyze this specific information he puts in his book. I think Poznansky said that Tchaikovsky didn't want sex with women. Well, that's not good enough for me. Sometimes when people have difficulty expressing themselves, like Tchaikovsky, what they say can be more interesting than what they actually do. * Please reply to my review. If you want, I will talk to you and tell you more of what I think about Tchaikovsky.
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"In any language, it is definitive."-
The Sunday Telegraph
"A magnificent achievement, and one which can only deepen our appreciation and understanding of this great composer."-
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This very distinctive new work on Tchaikovsky uniquely combines a lively biography of Russia's best-loved composer with a chronological guide to his music, ranging from the popular symphonies and concertos to his operas and ballets. David Brown skillfully guides the reader through Tchaikovsky's music within the context of his life, and the result is a book that will be of particular interest to those who, knowing little or nothing of classic music, might wish to become acquainted with some of the greatest and most moving music ever composed.
As for Tchaikovsky himself, he emerges as a man dogged with bouts of depression but capable of great and sustained kindness, devoted to his family, and unstinting with his time and money, even on behalf of virtual strangers. It is no wonder, then, when he died he was given a state funeral, nor that the massive crowds lining the streets delayed the procession to the cemetery by five hours.
David Brown, professor of musicology at Southampton University, is an international authority on both Russian and nineteenth-century music. He is the author of a previous four-volume biographical study on Tchaikovsky, which, taken with this new book, makes Brown arguably the most renowned expert on the composer in the world.
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Tchaikovsky: The Early Years, 1840-1874
David Brown
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A and E Songbook.......2007-09-23
I've always been a fan of their musicals and this makes teaching so much easier than trying to find copies of their individual works.
Wonderful Collection! First rate all the way!.......2007-02-23
I am a musical theatre student and am performing 2-3 new songs per week. In my quest for music books containing a substantial amount of fantastic music, I struck gold with this one. All of the songs in here have wonderful accompaniment, some simple, some more difficult. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS COLLECTION!!!!
This book is filled with plenty of great audition tunes.......2006-02-20
I got this book so I could have sheet music for musical auditions. It's a great book to have if you're a musical performer or simply just a lover of Ahrens and Flaherty's tunes and plays (i.e. Once on This Island). It's a great addition to my theatrical and musical archive.
Nice.......2002-11-22
This is a nice book with selections from Seussical, Anastasia (the animated film), Ragtime, Once on this Island, The Glorious Ones, My Favorite Year, A Man of No Importance, and Lucky Stiff. Songs are All Those Christmas Cliches (no source credited), Alone in the Universe, At the Beginning, Back to Before, Come Down from the Tree, How Lucky You Are, The Human Heart, I Was Here, If the World Were Like the Movies, It's Possible, Journey to the Past, Larger Than Life, Love Who You Love, Make Them Hear You, Mama Will Provide, New Music, Oh the Thinks You Can Think, Once Upon a December, Our Children, Ragtime, Solla Sollew, Streets of Dublin, Times Like This, Waiting for Life, Wheels of a Dream.
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Tchaikovsky's Ballets: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker (Clarendon Paperbacks)
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Tchaikovsky's Ballets combines analysis of the music of Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and Nutcracker with a description based on rare and not easily accessible documents of the first productions of these works in imperial Russia. Essential background concerning the ballet audience, the collaboration of composer and ballet-master, and Moscow in the 1860s leads into an account of the first production of Swan Lake in 1877. A discussion of the theatre reforms initiated by Ivan Vsevolozhsky, Director of the Imperial Theatres and Tchaikovsky's patron, prepares us for a study of the still-famous 1890 production of Sleeping Beauty, Tchaikovsky's first collaboration with the choreographer Marius Petipa. Professor Wiley then explains how Nutcracker, which followed two years after Sleeping Beauty, was seen by its producers and audiences in a much less favourable light in 1882 than it is now. The final chapter discusses the celebrated revival of Swan Lake in 1985 by Petipa and Leve Ivanov.
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Review of the Book Tchaikovsky's Ballets.......2006-03-27
This is an excellant source for anyone wishing to stage these ballets. It is also comprehensive in it's detail of the origins of the Ballets
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Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50
Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
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Charming and fitting homage to pianist Nikolai Rubinstein, with a piano part appropriate to Rubinstein's genius, and also blended well with violin and cello accompaniment. Distinctively Russian in character, with overtones of regional folk music and dance, it alternates between moods of triumph and melancholy for evocative effects. Authoritative edition.
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Authoritative Russian editions of 3 concert-hall mainstays: the "1812" Overture, Op. 31, among the best loved of all classical compositions; the very popular Marche Slave, Op. 32; and Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32, a poignant and dramatic tone poem, considered one of the composer's finest works.
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Dover blew it!.......2004-02-08
The editorial board at Dover must have been unaware of the notorious Soviet editions of Tchaikovsky's "Marche Slav" and "1812 Overture." Since both works quoted the old Czarist national anthem "God Save the Czar" - two verboten subjects in one title - the offending tune was deliberately altered to appease the commissars who oversaw the State Music Publishing house. Dover has a long track record of issuing fairly decent quality reprints of classical scores at a very reasonable price. I hope that they will substitute the original Jurgenson/D. Rather editions of these works, who left the melody unmolested, when this volume comes up for reprint.
Inaccurate Scores.......2002-09-16
As an avid musician, I have taken great pains, through research, time and money, to purchase high quality scores with which to hone my craft. Unfortunately, this score has fallen into the category of a true lemon. The other readers' comments regarding Marche Slave and the 1812 Overture are substantial and on target.
Specifically, the 1812 Overture's is rife with errors; the most glaring of which is the incorrect melody in the low-brass and low strings during the finale section in combination with the alteration of the most recognizable theme in the rest of the orchestra. I have great respect for Dover and their editions. I own dozens of them. This one, however, receives two thumbs down from me because of the gross errors. If you would like a quality edition of this work, try the Eulenberg edition as suggested by the another reader. Happy Hunting!
1812 OVERTURE HAS DEFAULTS.......2001-05-24
Please do not take this the wrong way, but I found some repeats of the final section of this opus and when the cannons go off on the cds that I have listened to, while I follow a long with the orchestra, Dover repeated many measures. So, these past two days I had to figure out the right places to mark when the cannons go off. I had to mark X's where it is repeated. The cannon notation in this score is off, so I fixed that in my edition. It is still a good study guide if you want to become a conductor, when I graduate out of college I would like to become a conductor of a major city symphony orchestra.
Caution: Contains corrupt version of March Slave.......1998-12-09
This score is one of the rare problem scores in the Dover series. They have basically photo-offset from the old Soviet editions. In March Slave, the Russians edited out the Czarist hym material that Tchaikovsky quotes in the piece and substituted innocuous filler, with a footnote to an appendix containing the original material. The Doverites, not understanding what they were doing, leave in the footnote (which is in Russian, naturally) but omit the appendix. Anyone trying to use the score of March Slave with a recording or to prepare a performance will discover this problem. (Note - for a correct score of March Slave, get the Eulenberg pocket score and compare....)
Awesome effects - the cannons tell it all.......1998-09-01
This peice has an excellent start, and hints on the main theme of the work throughout. Towards the end of the work, the cannons add a contrast to the main melody by hitting on the "and"s of the beat. I get goosebumps everytime I hear this theme. My thoughts: A variation to this work would be great!
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Composer and author Daniel Felsenfeld takes the reader on a tour of some of the "Little Russian's" most beloved works, including The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, 1812 Overture, Romeo and Juliet, Symphonies Nos. 4 and 6, the Serenade for Strings, and his Violin Concerto. The book is a series of blow-by-blow listening sections matched to the music on two accompanying CDs, guiding the reader through these magical compositions, illuminating their edges and fine points.
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Perfect for high school-level music libraries or any general lending collection handling cds and text alike........2007-04-07
Tchaikovsky was a composer of lovely melodies rooted in his personal angst: TCHAIKOVSKY: A LISTENER'S GUIDE blends prose to music by offering two accompanying cds from classical music cd publisher Naxos to accompany author Daniel Felsenfeld's exploration of his most notable works. The pairing of text from a music writer and composer with the master pieces of an artist makes for a particularly involving production perfect for newcomers to Tchaikovsky's works. Perfect for high school-level music libraries or any general lending collection handling cds and text alike.
What an Expert Sees/Hears.......2007-03-28
To listen to great music and to enjoy it is one thing. Yet the professional student of classical music sees/hears/understands so much more than the rest of us.
In this book Daniel Felsenfeld, a prolific composer and music writer has written what he sais agimes to give 'the interested but potentially uninitiated listener' the tools he or she needs to lsiten to Tchaikovsky's music and to become more comfortable with classical music overall. This provides an insite that most of us, particularily those of us living in remote areas, can never see.
I never imagined that you could see so much in this music.
The book comes with two full length CDs.
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