Musician's Biographies: A Beginner's Guide To Tchaikovsky (Musician's Biographies: A Beginner's Guide To Tchaikovsky)

[Musician Biography Series] Easy to read for ages 10 and up, yet truly moving for adults. The lives of history's greatest musicians are explored in a story-like, easy-to-read format.

An introductory book to classical music for ages 10 and up. Includes QR codes for listening to music samples!

All kanji characters learned in grades 5 and up are annotated with furigana.

QR codes allow you to instantly listen to music featured in the book.

Extensive supplementary materials include maps related to musicians and life timelines.

Numerous illustrations.

The author's recommended music list, "The First Song to Hear."

Cover Illustration: Heisuke Kitazawa Series Design: Kazuhiro Yamada (nipponia)

From the tender-hearted, vulnerable "glass boy" to conquering the world with music "I want to save people's hearts through music"—driven by this single-minded sense of mission, Tchaikovsky pursued his ideal of music. This book traces the unknown life of loneliness and suffering of the composer who created the lovely music known for works such as "Swan Lake," "The Nutcracker," and "Sleeping Beauty," and who established the Golden Age of Russian ballet.

[Table of Contents] Prologue Chapter 1: To Moscow Chapter 2: Andante Cantabile Chapter 3: Swan Lake Chapter 4: Frau von Meck Chapter 5: Tragic Marriage Chapter 6: From Journey to Journey Chapter 7: Sudden Separation Chapter 8: The Recluse in Klin Chapter 9: Reunion with Miss Fanny Chapter 10: Pathetic Symphony

Notes and References Afterword Tchaikovsky's Life and Historical Events First Piece

"I am a weak man, but it is precisely because I am weak that I can take the suffering and sorrow of the human world seriously and sublimate it into art." "I can comfort people through my art. Knowing that others share the same suffering will help me endure my fate. This symphony is the most honest confession of my soul. It is a cry from the depths of my heart. Let those who respond join hands and cry with me." (From the text)

This book is an expanded and revised version of "Tchaikovsky: The Traveler Returning to Klin," a series of composer stories originally published by Libriau Publishing in 1981.