Tchaikovsky / John Warrack
1973, 1st edition. London : H. Hamilton. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #472718
Physical description: 287 pages : illustrations, portraits, music, facsimiles, gen. tables ; 26 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-281). "Comprehensive list of works": pages 271-279. Contents: Childhood: 1840-55 -- The young composer: 1855-68 -- First successes: 1868-74 -- The growth of talent: 1874-7 -- Crisis: 1877 -- New mastery: 1877-8 -- The mature composer: 1879-84 -- Country life: 1885-7 -- Travels and the break: 1888-90 -- Fame: 1890-3 -- The end: 1893. Subjects: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich 1840-1893. Composers Russia ; Biography. Composers Soviet Union ; Biography.
Price: €14.95