5 minutes of classics per week. Tchaikovsky.
When I am listening Tchaikovsky I can not understand how it is possible to imagine something so beautiful and produce such an extraordinary music.
Tchaikovsky was born in 1840 in Russia and his childhood was in Ural. Since he was a child he was fascinated by the folk music. His parents wanted him to be a lawyer and was disappointed that he changed his carrier and became musician. His marriage was not successful and when people asked him how it happened that he get married, he said that he mixed up his wife with "his Tatiana" (main character of his opera "Eugene Onegin").
At the age of 40 he was popular not only in Russia but in Europe and was invited to visit many European countries. Emotionally he was not secure and suffered through many depressions (maybe because of the fear of exposure of his sexual orientation). His friends say that his Symphony No.6 reflects his feelings and emotional crisis. He died at the age of 53 some people say from deadly virus cholera some say from suicide...
Today I want to to listen to his Concerto No1.
Pour yourself a glass of wine, relax and enjoy.
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