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It's mentioned in the FAQ that Peter Tchaikovsky was a boylover who =
wrote his 6th symphony for his 13-year-old nephew. I heard it tonight on =
the BBC Proms on BBC2. I really enjoyed it.=20
It's a shame Tchaikovsky died 10 days after he conducted it. The actor =
Samuel West and a music critic, whose name I forget, were speculating =
as to the cause of his death as, apparently, it seems to be unknown. =
Cholera? Suicide? Who knows? A myth even exists that Tchaikovsky wrote =
Pathetique forseeing his own death, a theory dismissed by the music =
critic. There certainly is a sense of tragedy about this symphony. =
Although, we had an interview of the conductor of the Bavarian Radio =
Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons, saying that he didn't wanted to =
sweeten its lighter elements too much and make it over-sentimental. I =
wonder if the sweetness, though, was inspired by Tchaikovsky's nephew...
KnightWing
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conducted it.=20
The actor Samuel West and a music critic, whose name I forget, =
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speculating as to the cause of his death as, apparently, it seems =
to be=20
unknown. Cholera? Suicide? Who knows? A myth even exists that =
Tchaikovsky wrote=20
Pathetique forseeing his own death, a theory dismissed by the music =
critic.=20
There certainly is a sense of tragedy about this symphony. Although, we =
had an=20
interview of the conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, =
Mariss=20
Jansons, saying that he didn't wanted to sweeten its lighter =
elements too=20
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sweetness, though, was inspired by Tchaikovsky's =
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