Чайковский. Истина русского гения

Petr Ilʹich Chaĭkovskiĭ - samyĭ populi͡arnyĭ i li͡ubimyĭ russkiĭ kompozitor i na Rodine, i v mire. Ego melodii popadai͡ut pri͡amo v dushu i zapominai͡utsi͡a na vsi͡u zhiznʹ. Genii͡u Chaĭkovskogo byli podvlastny mnogie muzykalʹnye zhanry - opera, balet, simfonii͡a, romans… Melodii͡a ego Pervogo kont͡serta dli͡a fortepiano s orkestrom stala muzykalʹnym simvolom Rossii. Ego muzyka soprovozhdaet nas vsi͡u zhiznʹ - i vsë zhe Chaĭkovskiĭ ostaetsi͡a velikoĭ zagadkoĭ. Kak chelovek, muzykant, kak neobyknovennai͡a lichnostʹ. Vsi͡u zhiznʹ on iskal istinu - prezhde vsego, v iskusstve. Ėtu knigu napisali li͡udi, kotorye khorosho znali Chaĭkovskogo, ponimali ego protivorechivyĭ, zakrytyĭ kharakter. Kakui͡u istinu iskal on v svoeĭ muzyke? Kakim chelovekom byl? Kak meni͡alsi͡a v techenie zhizni? Na ėti voprosy otvechaet kniga, kotorui͡u vy derzhite v rukakh.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is the most popular and beloved Russian composer both at home and in the world. His melodies get right into the soul and are remembered for a lifetime. Tchaikovsky's genius was influenced by many musical genres – opera, ballet, symphony, romance... The melody of his First Piano Concerto became a musical symbol of Russia. His music accompanies us all our lives – and yet Tchaikovsky remains a great mystery. As a person, a musician, as an extraordinary person. All his life he had been searching for the truth, first of all, in art. This book was written by people who knew Tchaikovsky well and understood his contradictory, closed nature. What truth was he looking for in his music? What kind of person was he? How did you change during your life? These questions are answered by the book you are holding in your hands.