Tchaikovsky’s Last Days: A Documentary Study

Tchaikovsky’s death in October 1893 in St Petersburg, shortly after the première of his sixth symphony, the `Pathétique’, is one of the most thoroughly documented deaths of a prominent cultural figure in modern times. He was treated by no fewer than four physicians and surrounded by a group of relatives and friends. The official account of his death was that he died from cholera, possibly by drinking infected water, but almost since the day of his death there have been rumours that it was not accidental. It is alleged by some that Tchaikovsky either committed suicide or was murdered in order to avoid the scandal and disgrace of being unmasked as a homosexual.

Publisher: Clarendon Press
Date Published: 1996
Book Condition: Near fine hardcover in a price-clipped dust jacket that has some minor surface and edge wear. Otherwise, a clean and unmarked copy internally with minimal edge wear to boards.