简介：Tchaikovsky’smusicalscoresarelyrical,romanticanddeeplyemotional.ThisfilmendeavourstoputthecomposerincontextalongsideTolstoyasoneofthemostcelebratedRussiansofhistime,examininghiscontinuingsignificanceinRussiatoday,andvisitinglocationswhichwereimportantinTchaikovsky’slife.Hislifeisscouredtorevealanabortivemarriage,histruefeelingsabouthomosexualityandhowthismayhavebeenexpressedinhismusic.ContributorsincludepianistsMikhailRudyandYevgeniKissin,violinistMaximVengerov,conductorValeryGergiev,ballerinaNataliaMakarova,operadirectorGrahamVickandtheTchaikovsky-lovingtramdriver,Valentina. GREATCOMPOSERS–THESERIES ThislandmarkseriespresentsthelivesandworksofsevenmusicalgiantsfromtheBaroqueeratothetwentiethcentury.Itexaminesthebackgrounds,influencesandrelationshipsthatmakethesesevencomposerspartoftheveryfabricofthehistoryofwesternmusic.Eachcomposer’slifeandworkispresentedthroughextensiveperformancesequences,andthroughinterviewsandcommentfromsomeoftoday’sgreatestartistsandmostrespectedauthorities.…