If any composer could be considered synonymous with ballet, it would be Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky, whose music is the foundation of three of the most beloved ballets of all time — “The Sleeping Beauty,” ...

Was Tchaikovsky a tempest or a drudge? The great Russian composer of iconic works like “The Nutcracker” and the “1812 Overture” is generally thought to have lived a life of melodrama. An alcoholic and ...

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The late composer and critic Virgil Thomson used to rail at what he called the "music appreciation racket." And yet, in an era when cultural education in our schools has been slashed to bits, there is ...