"But the view that Tchaikovsky's music is merely d...

2007-01-30T02:24:00.000Z

"But the view that Tchaikovsky's music is merely decorative and devoid of deeper meaning is now so outdated that I must urge Norman, politely, to get out more."

Now that, Mr. Pliable, is a beautiful and genuine smackdown. And I totally agree with you about Tchaikovsky's music. There are half a dozen pieces that are overplayed to death and an extraordinary body of work that nobody knows about. I just saw his "Maid of Orleans" opera in San Francisco recently and was astonished once again at how good the music is. In fact, just about all of his output is getting better with the passage of time.

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"But the view that Tchaikovsky's music is merely d...